Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuzco is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuzco in Peru.
History
- September 5, 1536: Established as Diocese of Cusco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
- May 23, 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco
Special churches
- Cathedral: Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Cusco
- Minor basilicas:
- Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes
Leadership
- ArchbishopBishopA bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
s of Cuzco (Roman rite)- Archbishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (since 2003.11.29)
- Archbishop Alcides Mendoza Castro (1983.10.05 – 2003.11.29)
- Archbishop Luis Vallejos Santoni (1975.01.14 – 1982.06.08)
- Archbishop Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J.Society of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(1966.02.14 – 1975.01.14) - Archbishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. (1956.12.17 – 1965.12.06)
- Archbishop Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento (1943.05.23 – 1956.12.17)
- Bishops of Cusco (Roman rite)
- Archbishop Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento (1935.06.13 – 1943.05.23)
- Archbishop Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán (1918.04.19 – 1933.09.18)
- Bishop José Gregorio Castro, O.F.M. (1910.03.28 – 1917.11.13)
- Bishop Juan Antonio Falcón Iturrizaga (1893.01.19 – 1909.05.01)
- Bishop Pedro José Tordoya Montoya (1875.09.17 – 1880.08.20)
- Bishop Julián de Ochoa (1865.03.27 – 1874)
- Bishop Eugenio Mendoza Jara (1838.09.17 – 1854.08.18)
- Bishop José Calixto de Oríhuela, O.S.A.AugustiniansThe term Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo , applies to two separate and unrelated types of Catholic religious orders:...
(1821.06.27 – 1826) - Bishop José Pérez Armendáriz (1806.03.31 – 1819.02.09)
- Archbishop Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro (1789.12.14 – 1806.03.31)
- Archbishop Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1778.09.28 – 1789.08.03)
- Bishop Agustín de Gorritátegui (1769.12.16 – 1776)
- Bishop Juan Manuel Jeronimo de Romaní y Carrillo (1763.09.26 – 1768.09.15)
- Bishop Juan de Castañeda (1749.01.20 – 1762.02.22)
- Bishop Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Suñón (1741.07.20 – 1747.04.01)
- Bishop José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1734.05.05 – 1740.10.02)
- Bishop Bernardo Serrada, O.C. (1725.12.19 – 1733.03.02)
- Bishop Gabriel de Aguirre, O.F.M. (1716.01.14 – 1724)
- Bishop Melchor de la Nava y Moreno (1712.05.09 – 1714)
- Bishop Juan González de Santiago (1705.02.09 – 1707.12.12)
- Bishop Manuel de Molinedo Angulo (1670.12.15 – 1699.12.12)
- Bishop Martín de Montalvo, O.S.A. (1669.04.29 – 1669)
- Archbishop Bernardo de Isaguirre (1662.07.31 – 1670.03.17)
- Bishop Agustín Muñoz Sandoval (1659.11.17 – 1661.04)
- Bishop Pedro de Ortega Sotomayor (1651.11.27 – 1658)
- Archbishop Juan Alonso de Ocón (1643.08.31 – 1651)
- Archbishop Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A. (1629.07.16 – 1638.11.09)
- Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado (1619.03.18 – 1627.09.04)
- Bishop Fernando de Mendoza González, S.J. (1609.01.12 – 1616)
- Bishop Antonio de Raya Navarrete (1594.06.06 – 1606.07.28)
- Bishop Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. (1587.11.16 – 1592.12.11)
- Bishop Sebastián de Lartaum (1570.09.04 – 1583.10.09)
- Bishop Matías Pineto (1565.01.19 – 1569)
- Bishop Francisco Ramírez (1562.07.06 – 1564)
- Bishop Juan SolanoJuan SolanoJuan Solano, O.P. was a Spanish Dominican missionary and the second Roman Catholic bishop of Cuzco, Peru.-Biography:Juan Solano was born in about 1504 in Archidona, a town in the province of Málaga, Spain. He studied at the Colegio de San Esteban of the University of Salamanca. It was there that...
, O.P. (1544.02.29 – 1561) - Bishop Vicente de Valverde Alvarez, O.P. (1537.01.08 – 1541.10.31)
Suffragan dioceses
- Diocese of AbancayRoman Catholic Diocese of AbancayThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop...
- Territorial Prelature of ChuquibambillaTerritorial Prelature of ChuquibambillaThe Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Chuquibambilla in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuzco in Peru.-History:...
- Territorial Prelature of SicuaniTerritorial Prelature of SicuaniThe Territorial Prelature of Sicuani is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Sicuani in the Ecclesiastical province of Cusco in Peru.-History:...