Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay

Diocese of Abancay Dioecesis Abancaiensis
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	12,950 km2 (5,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2005) 335,628 310,628 (16.4%)
Parishes	17
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Secular priests	58
Current leadership
Bishop	Gilberto Gómez González

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Cuzco.

Gilberto Gómez González is bishop of the diocese since 2009.

Ordinaries

• Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962-1967)
• Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968-1992)
• Isidro Sala Ribera (1992–2009)
• Gilberto Gómez González (2009- )

External links

• Diocese of Abancay / catholic-hierarchy.com

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Coordinates: 13°30′59″S 71°58′41″W / 13.516276°S 71.977926°W / -13.516276; -71.977926

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