Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

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Diocese of Tarma
Dioecesis Tarmensis
Statistics
Country: Peru
Metropolitan: Huancayo
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 13,032 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
614,795 (2004)
522,575 (85.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral Santa Ana
Ordinaries
Bishop: Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

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

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[edit] History

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

[edit] Leadership

  • Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – present)
    • Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29)
  • Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21)
    • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24)

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