Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

Diocese of Tarma Dioecesis Tarmensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	13,032 km2 (5,032 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 614,795 522,575 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma (Latin: Tarmensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarma in the Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo in Peru.

History[]

• 15 May 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tarma from the Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco
• 21 December 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Tarma

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order[]

• Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (2016.10.25 - )
  • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – 2014.10.28), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
  • Bishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
  • Bishop , (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29); see below
• Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21); see above
  • Bishop , M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24), appointed Bishop of Huánuco

See also[]

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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