Roman Catholic Diocese of Huancavelica

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Diocese of Huancavélica Dioecesis Huancavelicensis

Cathedral of St. Anthony
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Ayacucho
Statistics
Area	21,078 km (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.

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

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

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)

v t e 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	Archdiocese of Lima 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 Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota
Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba
Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos 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
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