Diocese of Huaraz

Dioecesis Huarazensis
Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical provinceTrujillo
Statistics
Area13,818 km2 (5,335 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
405,800
365,000 (89.9%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1899 (124 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a diocese of the Latin Church 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]

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

References

  1. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Huaraz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Huaraz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.



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