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Diocese of Huacho

Dioecesis Huachensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 15 May 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 14,992 (5,790 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesisdehuacho.org/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 104, Plaza de Armas s/n, Huacho, Peru
  • Telephone: (1)239-3011
  • Fax: 239-5121

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
15 May 1958ErectedDiocese of Huaraz (Cajatambo)
Archdiocese of Lima (Canta except Santa Rosa de Quives; Parts of Cajatambo)
Diocese of Huacho (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966220,000225,00097.8%2612385,789133131ap1967
1968220,000225,00097.8%205258,800153818ap1971
1976350,000355,00098.6%14142812,500214636ap1977
1980365,000380,00096.1%16173311,060233136ap1981
1990498,000514,00096.9%21133414,647214139ap1991
1999403,000480,00084.0%2793611,194154733ap2000
2000410,000485,00084.5%2673312,424134733ap2001
2001408,000490,00083.3%2463013,600124234ap2002
2002412,000495,00083.2%2563113,290124234ap2003
2003438,000500,00087.6%2473114,129104734ap2004
2004440,000460,00095.7%2373014,6662135234ap2005
2006456,000482,00094.6%3183911,6922426535ap2007
2013591,350606,24097.5%3784513,14124113159ap2014
2016631,102652,35096.7%586649,86023713061ap2017
2019651,640672,06097.0%628709,3092439660ap2020
2021586,000649,00090.3%559649,15624110160ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 23, to Page 25

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