Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma
Diocese of Tarma
Dioecesis Tarmensis
Location
Country Peru
Metropolitan Huancayo
Statistics
Area 13,032 km2 (5,032 sq mi)
Population
Total
Catholics
(as of 2004)
614,795
522,575 (85.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma (Latin: Tarmen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Tarma in the Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo in Peru.

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History

  • May 15, 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tarma from the Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco
  • December 21, 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Tarma

Leadership

  • Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13present)
    • Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.212001.06.13)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.211988.11.29)
  • Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite)
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.191985.12.21)
    • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.151980.07.24)

See also

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