Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay
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The 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. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Cuzco.
Gilberto Gómez González is bishop of the diocese since 2009.
See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Diocese
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of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
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in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Cuzco.
Gilberto Gómez González is bishop of the diocese since 2009.
Ordinaries
- Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962-1967)
- Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968-1992)
- Isidro Sala Ribera (1992–2009)
- Gilberto Gómez González (2009- )
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See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru