Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay
Diocese of Abancay Dioecesis Abancaiensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,950 km2 (5,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2005) 335,628 310,628 (92.6%) |
Parishes | 17 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Secular priests | 58 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Cuzco.
has been the bishop of the diocese since 2009.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962–1967), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Peru, Military
- Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968–1992)
- Isidro Sala Ribera (1992–2009)
- Gilberto Gómez González (2009– )
Coadjutor bishop[]
- Isidro Sala Ribera (1990-1992)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- Alcides Mendoza Castro (1958-1962), appointed Bishop here
- Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1983-1986), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cuzco
- Isidro Sala Ribera (1986-1990), appointed Coadjutor here
- (2001-2009), appointed Bishop here
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2004
Sources[]
See also[]
List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Coordinates: 13°30′59″S 71°58′41″W / 13.516276°S 71.977926°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cuzco
- Christian organizations established in 1958
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1958 establishments in Peru
- Roman Catholic bishops of Abancay
- Argentine Roman Catholic diocese stubs