- Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay
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Diocese of Abancay
Dioecesis AbancaiensisLocation 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
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Coordinates: 13°30′59″S 71°58′41″W / 13.516276°S 71.977926°WThis article on a Roman Catholic diocese in South America is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.