Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco

Diocese of Huánuco Dioecesis Huanucensis
Cathedral in Huánuco
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 822,804 740,523 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral del Señor de Burgos
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco is situated in Peru, is a diocese located in the city of Huánuco in the Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo.^[1]

History

• 17 March 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Leadership

• Bishops of Huánuco (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – present)
  • Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)
  • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)
  • Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)
  • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17)
  • Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24)
  • Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)
  • Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06)
  • Archbishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

1. ↑ Huánuco - Catholic Encyclopedia article

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

Coordinates: 9°55′44″S 76°14′23″W / 9.9289°S 76.2396°W / -9.9289; -76.2396