Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho

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Archdiocese of Ayacucho
*Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis*
Statistics
Country:	Peru
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	26,777 km²
Population: Total: Catholics:	511,000 (2006) 297,000 (58.1%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Basílica Santa María
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S. M.
Auxiliary Bishop:	Gabino Miranda Melgarejo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho/Huamanga {Latin: Ayacuquen(sis)/Huamangen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Ayacucho in Peru.

1 History
2 Leadership
3 Suffragan Dioceses
4 See also
5 Source

[edit] History

July 20, 1609: Established as Diocese of Ayacucho from the Diocese of Cusco
June 30, 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho

[edit] Leadership

Archbishops of Ayacucho (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (since 2001.06.13)
- Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (1995.05.13 – 1999.01.09)
- Archbishop Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (1979.11.20 – 1991.05.23)
- Archbishop Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. (1966.06.30 – 1979.11.20)
Bishops of Ayacucho (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. (1958.08.28 – 1966.06.30)
- Bishop Vittorio Alvarez, S.D.B. (1940.12.15 – 1958.03.02)
- Bishop Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. (1936.05.30 – 1939.07.21)
- Bishop Fidel Olivas Escudero (1900.04.19 – 1935.04.12)
- Bishop Juan José de Polo (1893.01.19 – 1899)
- Bishop José Francisco Ezequiel Moreyra (1865.03.27 – 1874)
- Bishop Santiago José O’Phelan (1841 – 1857)
- Bishop Pedro Gutiérrez de Cox (1818 – 1821)
- Bishop José Vicente Silva y Olave (1812 – 1816)
- Bishop José Antonio Martínez de Atduente (1804.03.26 – 1810)
- Bishop Francisco Matienzo Bravo de Rivero (1796 – 1800)
- Bishop Bartolomé Fabro de Palacios (1791.04.11 – 1795.07.10)
- Bishop Francisco López Sánchez (1781.12.10 – 1790.03.02)
- Bishop Miguel Moreno y Ollo (1770.03.12 – 1780)
- Bishop José Luis de Lila y Moreno (1766.08.29 – 1769)
- Bishop Felipe Manriquez de Lara (1750.02.23 – ?)
- Bishop Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano (1745.01.21 – 1751)
- Bishop Bernardo de la Fuete y Rojas (1741.08.07 – 1741)
- Bishop Alfonso López Roldan (1723.08.30 – 1740)
- Bishop Francisco de Deza y Ulloa (1706.02.17 – 1722.04.22)
- Fr. Francisco de la Puebla de González (1703 – 1703)
- Bishop Diego Ladrón de Guevara (1699 – 1703)
- Bishop Mateo Delgado (1689.12.12 – 1695)
- Fr. Luís Bruno Río (1687 – 1687)
- Archbishop Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (1678.06.11 – 1678.11.08)
- Bishop Sancho Pardo de Andrade de Figueroa y Cárdenas (1671.06.12 – 1678)
- Bishop Vasco López de Contreras (1666.07.07 – ?)
- Bishop Cipriano de Medina (1660.02.16 – 1664)
- Bishop Francisco de Godoy (1650.05.02 – 1659.09.01)
- Bishop Antonio Corderina Vega, O.S.A. (1642.05.26 – 1649)
- Bishop Gabriel de Zarate, O.P. (1637.09.01 – 1638)
- Bishop Francisco Verdugo Cabrera (1622.03.14 – 1636.07.20)
- Bishop Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. (1612.05.07 – 1618)