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Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Peru

Cathedral
  
Catedral San Antonio

Area
  
21,078 km²

Bishop
  
Isidro Barrio Barrio

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 444,829 406,709 (91.4%)

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho

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

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History

On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavélica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.

Ordinaries

  • Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (1945.07.06 – 1948.06.28)
  • Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. (1949.01.13 – 1954.02.07)
  • Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. (1956.03.01 – 1982.01.14)
  • William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1982.01.14 – 2005.06.18)
  • Isidro Barrio Barrio (since 2005.06.18)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavélica Wikipedia
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