Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho

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Diocese of Huacho Dioecesis Huachensis
Cathedral of St. Batholomew
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	14,227 km2 (5,493 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 482,000 456,000 (94.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Bartolomé
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	, O.S.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho (Latin: Huachen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Huacho in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History[]

• 15 May 1958: Established as Diocese of Huacho from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima^{[citation needed]}

Ordinaries[]

• Nemesio Rivera Meza (15 May 1958 – 28 January 1960), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
• Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (28 January 1960 – 19 December 1966)
• Lorenzo León Alvarado (3 August 1967 – 22 April 2003)
• Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (since 4 February 2004)

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website

Coordinates: 11°06′00″S 77°36′00″W / 11.1000°S 77.6000°W / -11.1000; -77.6000

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