Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay

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Diocese of Abancay

Dioecesis Abancaiensis
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area12,950 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2005)
335,628
310,628 (92.6%)
Parishes17
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Secular priests58
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
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[]

The cathedral.
  • 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[]

Auxiliary bishops[]

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 / -13.516276; -71.977926


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