Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica

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Diocese of Huancavélica
Dioecesis Huancavelicensis
Statistics
Country: Peru
Metropolitan: Ayacucho
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 21,078 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
444,829 (2004)
406,709 (91.4%)
Ordinaries
Bishop: Isidro Barrio Barrio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica {Latin: Huancavelicen(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Huancavélica in the Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho in Peru.

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[edit] History

  • December 18, 1944: Established as Diocese of Huancavélica from the Diocese of Ayacucho

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Huancavélica (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio (since 2005.06.18)
    • Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1982.01.14 – 2005.06.18)
    • Bishop Florencio Coronado Romani, C.SS.R. (1956.03.01 – 1982.01.14)
    • Archbishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. (1949.01.13 – 1954.02.07)
    • Bishop Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1945.07.06 – 1948.06.28)

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