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Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho

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Metropolitan
  
Lima

Cathedral
  
Catedral San Bartolomé

Area
  
14,227 km²

Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Peru

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 482,000 456,000 (94.6%)

Bishop
  
Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho (Latin: Huachen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Huacho in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

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History

  • 15 May 1958: Established as Diocese of Huacho from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

    • Ordinaries

  • Nemesio Rivera Meza (1958.05.15 – 1960.01.28)
  • Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (1960.01.28 – 1966.12.19)
  • Lorenzo León Alvarado (1967.08.03 – 2003.04.22)
  • Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (since 2004.02.04)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho Wikipedia
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