Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz
Diocese of Huaraz Dioecesis Huarazensis | |
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 Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Trujillo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 13,818 km2 (5,335 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 405,800 365,000 (89.9%) |
| Parishes | 30 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 15 May 1899 (122 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected in 1899, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo
The current bishop is José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed in Feb. 2004.
History[]
On 15 May 1899 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Huaraz with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territory when the Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established in 1958.[1][2]
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- , SS.CC. † (27 Feb 1901 – 17 Apr 1903)
- , O.F.M. † (12 Aug 1904 – 1 Jun 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
- † (6 Aug 1907 – 19 Apr 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
- Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Aug 1936)
- Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † (15 Dec 1940 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo
- Teodosio Moreno Quintana † (17 Dec 1956 – 21 Sep 1971)
- Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † (21 Sep 1971 – 18 Jan 1978) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
- Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † (18 Jan 1978 – 30 Aug 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo
- José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. † (3 Jan 1987 – 14 Dec 1996) Appointed, Bishop of Lurín
- Ivo Baldi Gaburri † (14 Dec 1999 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Prelate of Huarí
- José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (4 Feb 2004 – present)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- , O.S.I. † (1969–1970)
- (1994–2000), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (later returned here as Bishop)
References[]
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Huaraz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Huaraz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
| Province of Arequipa | |
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| Province of Ayacucho | |
| Province of Cusco | |
| Province of Huancayo | |
| Province of Lima | |
| Province of Piura | |
| Province of Trujillo | |
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Coordinates: 9°31′53″S 77°31′23″W / 9.5315°S 77.5231°W
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