Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz

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Diocese of Huaraz

Dioecesis Huarazensis
Plaza de Armas de Huaraz.jpg
Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception
Location
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Ecclesiastical province Trujillo
Statistics
Area13,818 km2 (5,335 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
405,800
365,000 (89.9%)
Parishes30
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established15 May 1899 (125 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopJosé Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

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

Contents

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

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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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