Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho

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Diocese of Huacho
Dioecesis Huachensis
Statistics
Country: Peru
Metropolitan: Lima
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 14,227 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
482,000 (2006)
456,000 (94.6%)
Cathedral: Catedral San Bartolomé
Ordinaries
Bishop: Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho {Latin: Huachen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Huacho in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

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[edit] History

  • May 15, 1958: Established as Diocese of Huacho from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Huacho (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (since 2004.02.04)
    • Bishop Lorenzo León Alvarado (1967.08.03 – 2003.04.22)
    • Bishop Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (1960.01.28 – 1966.12.19)
    • Bishop Nemesio Rivera Meza (1958.05.15 – 1960.01.28)

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