Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco

Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Trujillo
Statistics
Area	7,918 km2 (3,057 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2004) 230,000 149,500 (65.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Pascual Rivera Montoya T.O.R.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori SJ
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.

History

• On December 4, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo

Leadership

• Prelates of Huamachuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. (2021.03.30 – ...)
  • Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. (1990.11.13 – 2018.08.07)
  • Bishop Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. (1963.10.23 – 1981.09.13)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy