Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

Diocese of Tarma Dioecesis Tarmensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	13,032 km2 (5,032 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 614,795 522,575 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

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

History

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

Ordinaries

• 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)

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy