The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco is situated in Peru, is a diocese located in the city of Huánuco in the ecclesiastical province of Huancayo.[1]
Diocese of Huánuco Dioecesis Huanucensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral in Huánuco | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Huancayo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 822,804 740,523 (90.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral del Señor de Burgos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. |
| Bishops emeritus | Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. |
History edit
- 17 March 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
Leadership edit
- Bishops of Huánuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (2016.05.12 - )
- Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12)
- Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)
- Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)
- Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)
- Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
- Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24), appointed Bishop of Ica
- Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)
- Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06)
- Bishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Lima
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Huánuco - Catholic Encyclopedia article
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