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Diocese of Huánuco

Dioecesis Huanucensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 March 1865
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Huancayo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 45,000 (17,381 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Jr. Damaso Beraun 741, Huanuco, Peru
  • Telephone: (62)51.19.85
  • Fax: (same)

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 March 1865ErectedArchdiocese of Lima Diocese of Huánuco (erected)
5 February 1900Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
Diocese of Huánuco
Prefecture Apostolic of Ucayali (erected)
18 December 1944Territory LostDiocese of Huánuco (Junín) Diocese of Huancayo (erected)
15 May 1958Territory LostDiocese of Huancayo (Carrion and Pasco)
Diocese of Huánuco (Iunin)
Territorial Prelature of Tarma (erected)
15 May 1958Territory LostDiocese of Huánuco (Marañon)
Diocese of Huaraz (Departamento de Ancash (Hauri, Pomabamba, Mariscal, Luzuriaga, Corongo, and Pallasca))
Territorial Prelature of Huarí (erected)
30 June 1966Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Huánuco (from Lima)
26 April 2007Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Moyobamba (Tocache) Diocese of Huánuco

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950405,500407,10099.6%4915646,335194834ap1951
1966280,000330,70384.7%2218407,000184840ap1967
1970405,900410,68098.8%5610666,150164224ap1971
1976420,000440,00095.5%2193014,000168025ap1977
1980462,000499,00092.6%14132717,111213425ap1981
1990589,000594,00099.2%19203915,102284229ap1991
1999622,500707,32588.0%17274414,1471463826ap2000
2000622,930707,74088.0%20274713,2531434927ap2001
2001645,930710,25090.9%19264514,3541476430ap2002
2002668,930712,76093.9%22234514,8658466431ap2003
2003720,407800,45390.0%24254914,7028336934ap2004
2004740,523822,80490.0%24265014,81011397133ap2005
2006761,000893,00085.2%29265513,83613317034ap2007
2013823,000965,00085.3%35286313,06321317134ap2014
2016883,000980,71490.0%34245815,22423276734ap2017
2019900,0001,060,00084.9%34225616,07122255433ap2020
2021913,8451,087,00084.1%33245716,03222275533ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 152
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,130, and Page 1,131
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 99, Page 393, and Page 394

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