Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco
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The Roman Catholic Diocese
of Huánuco
is situated in Peru
, is a diocese
located in the city of Huánuco
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Huancayo.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Huánuco
Huánuco
-Famous Natives:* Daniel Alomía Robles - Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for El Cóndor Pasa* Johan Fano- Professional football player-External links:*** - Catholic Encyclopedia article...
is situated 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....
, is a diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Huánuco
Huánuco
-Famous Natives:* Daniel Alomía Robles - Musical composer and ethnologist born in 1871, famous for El Cóndor Pasa* Johan Fano- Professional football player-External links:*** - Catholic Encyclopedia article...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Huancayo.
History
- March 17, 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima
Leadership
- BishopBishopA 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 Huánuco (Roman rite)- Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – present)
- Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)
- Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)
- Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)
- Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17)
- Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24)
- Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)
- Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06)
- Archbishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29)