Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho
| Archdiocese of Ayacucho Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis | |
|---|---|
 Ayacucho Church | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,777 km2 (10,339 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 511,000 297,000 (58.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santa María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvador Pińeiro García-Calderón |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gabino Miranda Melgarejo (he has been excardinated, or dismissed, and laicized- returned to the lay state- for sexual misconduct)[1] |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdeayacucho.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho and Huamanga (Latin: Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ayacucho in Peru.
History
- 20 July 1609: Established as Diocese of Guamanga from the Diocese of Cusco, suffragen of the archdioceses of Lima[2]
- 1838: Seat of the diocese transferred to Ayacucho
- 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho
Ordinaries
- Archbishops of Ayacucho (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Salvador Pińeiro García-Calderón (since 2011.08.06)
- Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (2001.06.13 - 2011.08.06)
- 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 Julian Cáceres Negrón (1893.01.19 – 1900.04.19)
- Bishop Juan José de Polo (1876.01.18 – 1893)
- Bishop José Francisco Ezequiel Moreyra (1865.03.27 – 1874)
- Bishop Santiago José O’Phelan (1841.07.12 – 1857.09.22)
- Bishop Juan Rodríguez Raymúndez (1838.09.17 – ?)
- Bishops of Guamanga
- Bishop Pedro Gutiérrez de Coz (1818 – 1826.03.13)
- Bishop José Vicente Silva y Olave (1812 – 1816)
- Bishop José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate y Garcés de Marcilla (1804.03.26 – 1810)
- Bishop Francisco Matienzo Bravo de Rivero (1796.06.27 – 1802)
- 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 – 1780.02)
- Bishop José Luis de Lila y Moreno, O.S.A. (1764.08.20 – 1769.01)
- Bishop Felipe Manriquez de Lara (1750.02.23 – 1763.01.31)
- Bishop Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano, O. de M. (1745.01.25 – 1748.10.12)
- Bishop Bernardo de la Fuete y Rojas (1741.08.07 – 1742)
- Bishop Alfonso López Roldán, O.S.Bas. (1723.08.30 – 1741.02.22)
- Bishop Francisco de Deza y Ulloa (1706.02.17 – 1722.04.22)
- Fr. Francisco de la Puebla de González (1705 – 1705)
- Bishop Diego Ladrón de Guevara (1699.04.11 – 1704.09.15)
- Bishop Mateo Delgado (1689.12.12 – 1695.07)
- Fr. Francisco Luis de Bruna Rico (1688.12.06 – 1689)
- Bishop Sancho Pardo de Andrade de Figueroa y Cárdenas (1679.06.12 – 1688.11.15)
- Bishop Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (1668.06.11 – 1677.11.08)
- Bishop Vasco López de Contreras (1666.06.07 – 1668)
- Bishop Cipriano de Medina, O.P. (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 – 1621)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of Huancavélica
- Territorial Prelature of Caravelí
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20130926.htm#head12
- ↑
"Diocese of Ayacucho". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
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