Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho
| Archdiocese of Ayacucho Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Ayacucho | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,777 km2 (10,339 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 511,000 297,000 (58.1%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santa María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Salvador Piñeiro |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Gabino Miranda Melgarejo (he has been excardinated, or dismissed, and laicized -returned to the lay state- for sexual misconduct)[1] |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdeayacucho.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho or Huamanga (Latin: Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ayacucho in Peru.[2]
History
- 20 July 1609: Established as Diocese of Guamanga from the Diocese of Cusco, suffragen of the archdioceses of Lima[3]
- 1838: Seat of the diocese transferred to Ayacucho
- 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho
Ordinaries
- Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A. (7 May 1612 - 19 Aug 1618 Died)[4]
- Francisco Verdugo Cabrera (14 Mar 1622 - 20 Jul 1636 Died)
- Gabriel de Zarate, O.P. (14 Dec 1637 - 1638 Died)
- Antonio Corderiña Vega, O.S.A. (26 May 1642 - 1649 Died)
- Andrés García de Zurita (1649 - 4 Apr 1650 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Francisco de Godoy (2 May 1650 - 1 Sep 1659 Appointed, Bishop of Trujillo)
- Cipriano Medina, O.P. (16 Feb 1660 - 1664 Died)
- Vasco Jacinto de Contreras y Valverde (7 Jun 1666 - 1668 Died)
- Cristóbal de Castilla y Zamora (11 Jun 1668 - 8 Nov 1677 Appointed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
- Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (12 Jun 1679 - 15 Nov 1688 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)
- Francisco Luis de Bruna Rico (6 Dec 1688 - 1689 Died)
- Mateo Delgado (12 Dec 1689 - Jul 1695 Died)
- Diego Ladrón de Guevara (11 Apr 1699 - 15 Sep 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Quito)[5]
- Francisco de Deza y Ulloa (17 Dec 1716 - 22 Apr 1722 Died)
- Alfonso Roldán, O.S.Bas. (30 Aug 1723 - 22 Feb 1741 Died)
- Miguel Bernardino de la Fuenta y Rojas (7 Aug 1741 - 1742 Died)
- Francisco Gutiérrez Galeano, O. de M. (25 Jan 1745 - 12 Oct 1748 Died)
- Felipe Manrique de Lara (23 Feb 1750 - 31 Jan 1763 Died)
- José Luis de Lila y Moreno, O.S.A. (20 Aug 1764 - 25 Dec 1768 Died)
- Miguel Moreno y Ollo (12 Mar 1770 - Feb 1780 Died)
- Francisco López Sánchez (10 Dec 1781 - 2 Mar 1790 Died)
- Bartolomé Fabro Palacios (11 Apr 1791 - 10 Jul 1795 Died)
- Francisco Matienzo (27 Jun 1796 - 1802 Died)
- José Antonio Martínez de Aldunate (26 Mar 1804 - 8 Apr 1811 Died)
- José Vicente Silva Avilés y Olave Salaverría (15 Mar 1815 - 26 Oct 1816 Died)
- Pedro Gutiérrez de Cos y Saavedra Seminario (16 Mar 1818 - 13 Mar 1826 Confirmed, Bishop of Puerto Rico)
- Juan Rodríguez Reymúndez (17 Sep 1838 Confirmed - Did Not Take Effect)
- Santiago José O’ Phelan Recabarren (12 Jul 1841 Confirmed - 22 Sep 1857 Died)
- José Francisco Ezequiel Moreyra (27 Mar 1865 - 23 Mar 1874 Died)
- Juan José de Polo Valenzuela (17 Sep 1875 - 2 Nov 1882 Died)
- Julian Cáceres Negrón (19 Jan 1893 - 21 Feb 1900 Resigned)
- Fidel Olivas Escudero (19 Apr 1900 - 12 Apr 1935 Died)
- Francesco Solano Muente y Campos, O.F.M. (30 May 1936 - 21 Jul 1939 Resigned)
- Victorino Alvarez, S.D.B. (15 Dec 1940 - 2 Mar 1958 Died)
- Otoniel Alcedo Culquicóndor, S.D.B. (28 Aug 1958 - 20 Nov 1979 Resigned)
- Federico Richter Fernandez-Prada, O.F.M. (20 Nov 1979 - 23 May 1991 Retired)
- Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne (13 May 1995 - 9 Jan 1999 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
- Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (13 Jun 2001 - 6 Aug 2011 Retired)
- Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón (6 Aug 2011 - )
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
References
- ↑ http://www.catholicnews.com/data/briefs/cns/20130926.htm#head12
- ↑ GCatholic.org: "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho" retrieved November 16, 2015
- ↑
Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Diocese of Ayacucho". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. - ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Agustín de Carvajal, O.S.A." retrieved November 22, 2015
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Diego Ladrón de Guevara" retrieved December 9, 2015
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Coordinates: 13°09′38″S 74°13′29″W / 13.1606°S 74.2248°W
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