Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco is situated in Peru, is a diocese located in the city of Huánuco in the ecclesiastical province of Huancayo.

Diocese of Huánuco Dioecesis Huanucensis
Cathedral in Huánuco
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	44,000 km2 (17,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 822,804 740,523 (90.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral del Señor de Burgos
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus	Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I.

History

• 17 March 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Leadership

• Bishops of Huánuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (2016.05.12 - )
  • Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12)
  • Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)
  • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)
  • Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)
  • Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17), appointed Bishop of Huaraz
  • Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24), appointed Bishop of Ica
  • Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)
  • Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06)
  • Bishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Lima

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy