Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco

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Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco

Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus
Location
CountryFlag of Peru.svg  Peru
Metropolitan Trujillo
Statistics
Area7,918 km2 (3,057 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
230,000
149,500 (65.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Pascual Rivera Montoya T.O.R.
Bishops emeritus Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.

The Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco (Latin : Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Huamachuco in the Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

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