Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica

Diocese of Huancavélica Dioecesis Huancavelicensis
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Ayacucho
Statistics
Area	21,078 km2 (8,138 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 444,829 406,709 (91.4%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Isidro Barrio Barrio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica (Latin: Huancavelicen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Huancavélica in the Ecclesiastical province of Ayacucho in Peru.

History

• December 18, 1944: Established as Diocese of Huancavélica from the Diocese of Ayacucho

Leadership

• Bishops of Huancavélica (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Isidro Barrio Barrio (since 2005.06.18)
  • Bishop William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1982.01.14 – 2005.06.18)
  • Bishop Florencio Coronado Romani, C.SS.R. (1956.03.01 – 1982.01.14)
  • Archbishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. (1949.01.13 – 1954.02.07)
  • Bishop Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1945.07.06 – 1948.06.28)

See also

Huancavélica Cathedral

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy

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