Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo
| Archdiocese of Huancayo Archidioecesis Huancayensis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,145 km2 (5,848 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 792,505 728,867 (92.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. |
| Website | |
| www.arzhuancayoperu.org | |
The nave of Jauja Cathedral
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo (Latin: Huancayen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in Peru's western Amazonian Junín Region.
Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (dedicated to the Holy Trinity) in the city of Huancayo.
History
- Established on 18 December 1944 as Diocese of Huancayo on territory split off from the Diocese of Huánuco
- Lost territory on 15 May 1585 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Tarma
- 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo
Episcopal Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite, mostly secular priests)
- Bishops of Huancayo
- Bishop Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, Friars Minor (O.F.M.) (1945.07.06 – 1946.06.13), previously Titular Bishop of Isinda & Auxiliary Bishop of Lima (Peru) (1943.12.30 – 1945.07.06), afterward Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1946.06.13 – 1980.07.07)
- Bishop Daniel Figueroa Villón (1946.09.22 – 1956.12.17), previously Titular Bishop of Parnassus & Auxiliary Bishop of Arequipa (1945.04.12 – 1946.09.22), afterward Bishop of Chiclayo (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1967.01.30)
- bishop Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (1956.12.17 – 1966.06.30 see below), previously Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1940.12.15 – 1956.12.17)
- Archbishops of Huancayo
- Archbishop Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (see above 1966.06.30 – 1971.02.10)
- Archbishop Eduardo Picher Peña (1971.05.31 – 1984.06.14), previously Bishop of Callao (Peru) (1967.08.03 – 1971.05.31), afterward Titular Archbishop of Abitinæ (1984.06.14 – 2002.11.30) and first Military Vicar (1984.06.14 – 1986.07.21), then Military Ordinary of Peru's armed forces (1986.07.21 – 1996.02.06)
- Archbishop Emilio Vallebuona Merea, Salesians (S.D.B.) (1985.08.30 – 1991.11.28), previously Titular Bishop of Numana (1975.10.21 – 1978.01.18), Auxiliary Bishop of Piura (Peru) (1975.10.21 – 1978.01.18), Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1978.01.18 – 1985.08.30)
- Archbishop José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (1995.12.02 – 2003.11.29), afterward Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) (2003.11.29 – 2006.10.20)
- Archbishop Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, Jesuits (S.J.) (2004.07.17 – ...), ; previously Titular Bishop of Acufida & Apostolic Vicar of Jaén en Perú (Peru) (2001.11.21 – 2004.07.17), Apostolic Administrator of Jaén en Perú (Peru) (2004.07.17 – 2005.11.11)
Ecclesiastical province
Apart from the Metropolitan Archdiocese, its province comprises two Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources and External links
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Coordinates: 12°04′03″S 75°12′35″W / 12.0676°S 75.2098°W
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