Diocese of Huancavélica Dioecesis Huancavelicensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of St. Anthony | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Ayacucho |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,078 km2 (8,138 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 444,829 406,709 (91.4%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral San Antonio |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. |
Huancavélica Cathedral
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavelica (Latin: Huancavelicensis) is a diocese located in the city of Huancavélica in the Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho in Peru.
History
On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavelica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (6 July 1945 – 28 June 1948), appointed Bishop of Puno
- Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. (13 January 1949 – 7 February 1954), appointed Bishop of Peru, Military
- Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. (1 March 1956 – 14 January 1982)
- William Dermott Molloy McDermott (14 January 1982 – 18 June 2005)
- Isidro Barrio Barrio (18 June 2005 – 21 May 2021)
- Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (21 May 2021 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Isidro Barrio Barrio (2002-2005)
Auxiliary bishop
- William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1976–1982), appointed Bishop here
See also
Sources
| Province of Arequipa | |
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| Province of Ayacucho | |
| Province of Cusco | |
| Province of Huancayo | |
| Province of Lima | |
| Province of Piura | |
| Province of Trujillo | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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