The Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Huamachuco in the ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.
Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Metropolitan | Trujillo |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,918 km2 (3,057 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 230,000 149,500 (65.0%) |
Information | |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Current leadership | |
Bishop | Pascual Rivera Montoya T.O.R. |
Bishops emeritus | Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. |
History
edit- On December 4, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo
Leadership
edit- Prelates of Huamachuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
- Bishop Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. (2021.03.30 – ...)
- Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. (1990.11.13 – 2018.08.07)
- Bishop Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. (1963.10.23 – 1981.09.13)
References
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