Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavelica

Roman Catholic diocese in Peru

Diocese of Huancavélica

Dioecesis Huancavelicensis

Cathedral of St. Anthony

Location
Country|  Peru
Ecclesiastical province| Ayacucho
Statistics
Area| 21,078 km2 (8,138 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics| (as of 2004)
444,829
406,709 (91.4%)
Information
Rite| Latin Rite
Cathedral| Catedral San Antonio
Current leadership
Pope| Francis
Bishop| Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I.
Huancavélica Cathedral

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

## History

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On 18 December 1944 Pope Pius XII established as Diocese of Huancavelica from the Diocese of Ayacucho.[citation needed]

## Bishops

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### Ordinaries

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* Alberto Maria Dettmann y Aragón, O.P. (6 July 1945 – 28 June 1948), appointed Bishop of Puno
* Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.Ss.R. (13 January 1949 – 7 February 1954), appointed Bishop of Peru, Military
* Florencio Coronado Romani, C.Ss.R. (1 March 1956 – 14 January 1982)
* William Dermott Molloy McDermott (14 January 1982 – 18 June 2005)
* Isidro Barrio Barrio (18 June 2005 – 21 May 2021)
* Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (21 May 2021 – present)

### Coadjutor bishop

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* Isidro Barrio Barrio (2002-2005)

### Auxiliary bishop

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* William Dermott Molloy McDermott (1976–1982), appointed Bishop here

## See also

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* Roman Catholicism in Peru

## Sources

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* GCatholic.org
* Catholic Hierarchy

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Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa|

* Archdiocese of Arequipa
* Diocese of Puno
* Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua
* Prelature of Ayaviri
* Prelature of Chuquibamba
* Prelature of Juli
* Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané

Province of Ayacucho|

* Archdiocese of Ayacucho
* Diocese of Huancavelica
* Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cusco|

* Archdiocese of Cusco
* Diocese of Abancay
* Diocese of Sicuani
* Prelature of Chuquibambilla

Province of Huancayo|

* Archdiocese of Huancayo
* Diocese of Huánuco
* Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima|

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* Diocese of Callao
* Diocese of Carabayllo
* Diocese of Chosica
* Diocese of Huacho
* Diocese of Ica
* Diocese of Lurín
* Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura|

* Archdiocese of Piura
* Diocese of Chachapoyas
* Diocese of Chiclayo
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Province of Trujillo|

* Archdiocese of Trujillo
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* Prelature of Huamachuco
* Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris jurisdictions|

* Military Ordinariate of Peru
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* Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier
* Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa
* Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado
* Vicariate Apostolic of Requena
* Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas
* Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón
* Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

* Catholicism portal

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