Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

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Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Peru		Cathedral Catedral Santa Ana Area 13,032 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2004)614,795522,575 (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.

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

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)

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