Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco is situated in Peru, is a diocese located in the city of Huánuco in the Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo.[1]

Diocese of Huánuco

Dioecesis Huanucensis
Cathedral in Huánuco
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical provinceHuancayo
Statistics
Area44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
822,804
740,523 (90.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral del Señor de Burgos
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopNeri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusJaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I.

History
  • 17 March 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Leadership
  • Bishops of Huánuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (2016.05.12 - )
    • Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12)
    • Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)
    • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)
    • Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)
    • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
    • Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24), appointed Bishop of Ica
    • Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)
    • Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06)
    • Bishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Lima

See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

References
  1. Huánuco - Catholic Encyclopedia article


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