Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí

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Diocese of Huarí

Dioecesis Huariensis
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceTrujillo
Statistics
Area23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
306,000
296,500 (96.9%)
Parishes20
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1958 (63 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant
Auxiliary Bishops

The Diocese of Huarí (Latin: Dioecesis Huariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru. Erected as a Territorial Prelature in 1958, elevation to a full diocese occurred in April 2008. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.


History[]

On 15 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Territorial Prelature of Huarí with territory taken from the Huánuco and the Diocese of Huaraz. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 April 2008.[1][2]

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

  • Marco Libardoni, O.S.I. † (15 May 1958 – 25 Oct 1966)
  • Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. † (3 Aug 1967 – 13 Jun 2001)
  • Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (13 Jun 2001 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Huacho
  • Ivo Baldi Gaburri † (4 Feb 2004 – 11 Jun 2021)

Auxiliary bishop[]

  • (2019-)

References[]

  1. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Huarí". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Huarí". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 April 2013.


Coordinates: 9°20′51″S 77°10′16″W / 9.3475°S 77.1712°W / -9.3475; -77.1712


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