Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz

Diocese of Huaraz
Dioecesis Huarazensis

Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country  Peru
Ecclesiastical province Trujillo
Statistics
Area 13,818 km2 (5,335 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
405,800
365,000 (89.9%)
Parishes 30
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 15 May 1899 (118 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected in 1899, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo

The current bishop is José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed in Feb. 2004.

History

On 15 May 1899 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Huaraz with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territory when the Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established in 1958.[1][2]

Ordinaries

References

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Huaraz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Huaraz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 2013-04-17.

Coordinates: 9°31′53″S 77°31′23″W / 9.5315°S 77.5231°W / -9.5315; -77.5231

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