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Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz

Coordinates: 9°31′53″S 77°31′23″W / 9.5315°S 77.5231°W / -9.5315; -77.5231
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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 (125 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

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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

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Ordinaries

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  • Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. (27 Feb 1901 – 17 Apr 1903)
  • Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. (12 August 1904 – 1 June 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
  • Pedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los Godos (6 August 1907 – 19 April 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
  • Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. (26 August 1920 – 1 August 1936)
  • Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (15 December 1940 – 17 December 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo
  • Teodosio Moreno Quintana (17 December 1956 – 21 September 1971)
  • Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (21 September 1971 – 18 January 1978) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
  • Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (18 January 1978 – 30 August 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo
  • José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. (3 January 1987 – 14 December 1996) Appointed, Bishop of Lurín
  • Ivo Baldi Gaburri (14 December 1999 – 4 February 2004) Appointed, Prelate of Huarí
  • José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (4 February 2004 – 17 September 2024)

Auxiliary bishops

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References

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



9°31′53″S 77°31′23″W / 9.5315°S 77.5231°W / -9.5315; -77.5231