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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

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Rite
  
Latin Rite

Pope
  
Francis

Country
  
Peru

Cathedral
  
Catedral Santa Ana

Area
  
13,032 km²

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2004) 614,795 522,575 (85.0%)

Bishop
  
Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

Ecclesiastical province
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

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

Contents

History

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

    • Ordinaries

  • Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – present)
  • Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13)
  • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29)
  • Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite)
  • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21)
  • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma Wikipedia
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