Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected in 1899, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo

Diocese of Huaraz

Dioecesis Huarazensis
Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical provinceTrujillo
Statistics
Area13,818 km2 (5,335 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2006)
405,800
365,000 (89.9%)
Parishes30
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1899 (121 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona

The current bishop is José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed in Feb. 2004.

History

On 15 May 1899 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Huaraz with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territory when the Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established in 1958.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. † (27 Feb 1901 – 17 Apr 1903)
  • Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. † (12 Aug 1904 – 1 Jun 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
  • Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán † (6 Aug 1907 – 19 Apr 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
  • Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Aug 1936)
  • Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † (15 Dec 1940 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo
  • Teodosio Moreno Quintana † (17 Dec 1956 – 21 Sep 1971)
  • Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † (21 Sep 1971 – 18 Jan 1978) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
  • Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † (18 Jan 1978 – 30 Aug 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo
  • José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. † (3 Jan 1987 – 14 Dec 1996) Appointed, Bishop of Lurín
  • Ivo Baldi Gaburri (14 Dec 1999 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Prelate of Huarí
  • José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (4 Feb 2004 – present)

Auxiliary bishops
  • Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. † (1969–1970)
  • José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (1994–2000), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (later returned here as Bishop)

References
  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Huaraz". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Huaraz". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 17 April 2013.


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