Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica

Diocese of Huancavélica Dioecesis Huancavelicensis
Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Ayacucho
Statistics
Area	21,078 km² (8,138 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 444,829 406,709 (91.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Antonio
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Isidro Barrio Barrio

Huancavélica Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica (Latin: Huancavelicensis) is a diocese located in the city of Huancavélica in the Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho in Peru.

History

On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavélica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.

Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1945.07.06 – 1948.06.28)
Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. (1949.01.13 – 1954.02.07)
Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. (1956.03.01 – 1982.01.14)
William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1982.01.14 – 2005.06.18)
Isidro Barrio Barrio (since 2005.06.18)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa	Archdiocese of Arequipa Diocese of Puno Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Prelature of Ayaviri Prelature of Chuquibamba Prelature of Juli

Province of Ayacucho	Archdiocese of Ayacucho Diocese of Huancavélica Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cusco	Archdiocese of Cusco Diocese of Abancay Prelature of Chuquibambilla Prelature of Sicuani

Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura	Archdiocese of Piura Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota

Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

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