Cuzco (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia, Archbishop
Lizardo Estrada Herrera, O.S.A., Auxiliary Bishop
Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez, Archbishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Abancay
Chuquibambilla (Territorial Prelature)
Sicuani

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 23 May 1943
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Peru
Square Kilometers: 23,807 (9,195 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.arzobispadodelcusco.org/
Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Apartado 148, Hatun Rumiyoc s/n, Cusco, Peru
Telephone: (84)22.52.11
Fax: 22.27.81

Historical Details

Diocese of Cuzco
- Latin Name: Cuschensis
- Erected: 5 September 1536
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Lima
- Country: Peru

Past and Present Ordinaries

Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P. † (8 Jan 1537 Appointed - 31 Oct 1541 Died)
Juan Solano, O.P. † (29 Feb 1544 Appointed - 1562 Resigned)
Francisco Ramírez † (6 Jul 1562 Appointed - 1564 Died)
Mateo Pinello † (19 Jan 1565 Appointed - 1569 Died)
Sebastián Lartaún † (4 Sep 1570 Appointed - 9 Oct 1583 Died)
Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. † (16 Nov 1587 Appointed - 11 Dec 1592 Died)
Antonio de la Raya Navarrete † (6 Jun 1594 Appointed - 28 Jul 1606 Died)
Fernando Mendoza González † (12 Jan 1609 Appointed - 1618 Died)
Lorenzo Pérez de Grado † (18 Mar 1619 Appointed - 4 Sep 1627 Died)
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A. † (16 Jul 1629 Confirmed - 9 Nov 1638 Died)
Diego Montoya Mendoza † (16 Jul 1640 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Juan Alonso y Ocón † (31 Aug 1643 Confirmed - 17 Jul 1651 Confirmed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor † (27 Nov 1651 Appointed - 1658 Died)
Agustín Muñoz de Sandoval † (17 Nov 1659 Appointed - Apr 1661 Died)
Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes † (31 Jul 1662 Appointed - 15 Jul 1669 Confirmed, Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas)
Manuel de Mollinedo Angulo † (15 Dec 1670 Appointed - 26 Sep 1699 Died)
Juan González de Santiago † (9 Feb 1705 Appointed - 12 Dec 1707 Died)
Gabriel de Arregui y Gutiérrez, O.F.M. † (13 Jan 1716 Appointed - 9 Oct 1724 Died)
Bernardo de Serreda y Villate, O. Carm. † (19 Dec 1725 Appointed - 2 Mar 1733 Died)
José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea † (5 May 1734 Confirmed - 2 Oct 1740 Died)
Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Auñón † (18 Apr 1742 Confirmed - 1 Apr 1747 Died)
Juan de Castañeda Velásquez y Salazar † (20 Jan 1749 Confirmed - 22 Feb 1762 Died)
Juan Manuel Jerónimo de Romaní y Carrillo † (26 Sep 1763 Appointed - 15 Sep 1768 Died)
Agustín Gorritátegui (Gorrichategui) † (12 Dec 1770 Appointed - 28 Oct 1776 Died)
Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta † (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - 3 Aug 1789 Confirmed, Archbishop of Granada)
Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro † (14 Dec 1789 Appointed - 31 Mar 1806 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
José Maria Pérez Armendáriz † (31 Mar 1806 Appointed - 9 Feb 1819 Died)
José Calixto Orihuela Valderrama, O.E.S.A. † (27 Jun 1821 Confirmed - 25 Aug 1838 Resigned)
Eugenio Mendoza Jara † (17 Sep 1838 Confirmed - 18 Aug 1854 Died)
Julián Ochoa Campos † (27 Mar 1865 Confirmed - 17 Sep 1875 Resigned)
Pedro José Tordoya Montoya † (17 Sep 1875 Appointed - 23 Mar 1880 Resigned)
Juan Antonio Falcón Iturrizaga † (19 Jan 1893 Confirmed - 1 May 1909 Died)
José Gregorio Castro Miranda, O.F.M. † (21 Mar 1910 Appointed - 13 Nov 1917 Resigned)
Pedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los Godos † (19 Apr 1918 Appointed - 18 Sep 1933 Appointed, Archbishop of Lima)
Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento † (13 Jun 1935 Appointed - 17 Dec 1956 Resigned)
Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. † (17 Dec 1956 Appointed - 6 Dec 1965 Appointed, Archbishop of Trujillo)
Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. † (14 Feb 1966 Appointed - 14 Jan 1975 Appointed, Archbishop (Personal Title) of Callao)
Luis Vallejos Santoni † (14 Jan 1975 Appointed - 8 Jun 1982 Died)
Alcides Mendoza Castro † (5 Oct 1983 Appointed - 29 Nov 2003 Retired)
Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (29 Nov 2003 Appointed - 28 Oct 2014 Retired)
Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (28 Oct 2014 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Cuzco
5 September 1536	Erected	Archdiocese of Sevilla {Seville}	Diocese of Cuzco (erected)
14 May 1541	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Diocese of Lima (erected)
1 July 1547	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Diocese of Paraguay (o Ssma Assunzione) (erected)
27 June 1552	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Diocese of La Plata o Charcas (erected)
20 July 1609	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (erected)
7 October 1861	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Diocese of Puno (erected)
5 January 1900	Territory Lost	Diocese of Cuzco	Prefecture Apostolic of San Domingo de Urubamba (erected)
Archdiocese of Cuzco
23 May 1943	Elevated	Diocese of Cuzco	Archdiocese of Cuzco
28 April 1958	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cuzco	Diocese of Abancay (erected)
10 January 1959	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cuzco (Canchis, Canas, Espinar, and Chumbivileas)	Territorial Prelature of Sicuani (erected)
29 April 1967	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cuzco (Callao, Bellavista, La Punta, and Reynoso Carmen de la Legua along with the islands of San Lorenzo, El Fronton, Cavinzas, and Redonda)	Diocese of Callao (erected)
14 December 1968	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Cuzco (La Convención)	Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Cuzco

1950 860,000 880,000 97.7% 68 61 129 6,666 158 240 145 ap1951

1966 610,630 678,478 90.0% 40 58 98 6,230 58 85 53 ap1967

1968 446,559 496,177 90.0% 37 40 77 5,799 58 90 34 ap1971

1976 516,710 900,000 57.4% 38 15 53 9,749 1 45 99 68 ap1977

1980 530,000 606,000 87.5% 57 15 72 7,361 34 98 68 ap1981

1990 890,000 915,000 97.3% 52 58 110 8,090 5 105 261 94 ap1991

1999 1,239,000 1,256,000 98.6% 91 66 157 7,891 112 362 94 ap2000

2000 1,249,000 1,269,000 98.4% 90 52 142 8,795 114 366 94 ap2001

2001 1,262,000 1,280,000 98.6% 91 53 144 8,763 115 378 95 ap2002

2002 1,284,000 1,300,000 98.8% 112 75 187 6,866 171 471 111 ap2003

2003 1,325,000 1,350,000 98.1% 98 76 174 7,614 3 129 300 110 ap2004

2004 1,350,000 1,400,000 96.4% 72 60 132 10,227 90 205 89 ap2005

2006 1,420,000 1,471,000 96.5% 81 57 138 10,289 159 127 76 ap2007

2013 1,538,000 1,594,000 96.5% 79 59 138 11,144 164 154 79 ap2014

2016 1,920,000 2,173,000 88.4% 91 65 156 12,307 171 173 81 ap2017

2019 1,981,460 2,242,930 88.3% 91 44 135 14,677 157 299 85 ap2020

2021 2,042,150 2,312,570 88.3% 94 45 139 14,691 87 337 85 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Cuzco
1950	860,000	880,000	97.7%	68	61	129	6,666		158	240	145	ap1951
1966	610,630	678,478	90.0%	40	58	98	6,230		58	85	53	ap1967
1968	446,559	496,177	90.0%	37	40	77	5,799		58	90	34	ap1971
1976	516,710	900,000	57.4%	38	15	53	9,749	1	45	99	68	ap1977
1980	530,000	606,000	87.5%	57	15	72	7,361		34	98	68	ap1981
1990	890,000	915,000	97.3%	52	58	110	8,090	5	105	261	94	ap1991
1999	1,239,000	1,256,000	98.6%	91	66	157	7,891		112	362	94	ap2000
2000	1,249,000	1,269,000	98.4%	90	52	142	8,795		114	366	94	ap2001
2001	1,262,000	1,280,000	98.6%	91	53	144	8,763		115	378	95	ap2002
2002	1,284,000	1,300,000	98.8%	112	75	187	6,866		171	471	111	ap2003
2003	1,325,000	1,350,000	98.1%	98	76	174	7,614	3	129	300	110	ap2004
2004	1,350,000	1,400,000	96.4%	72	60	132	10,227		90	205	89	ap2005
2006	1,420,000	1,471,000	96.5%	81	57	138	10,289		159	127	76	ap2007
2013	1,538,000	1,594,000	96.5%	79	59	138	11,144		164	154	79	ap2014
2016	1,920,000	2,173,000	88.4%	91	65	156	12,307		171	173	81	ap2017
2019	1,981,460	2,242,930	88.3%	91	44	135	14,677		157	299	85	ap2020
2021	2,042,150	2,312,570	88.3%	94	45	139	14,691		87	337	85	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Juan Alonso y Ocón † (Bishop: 31 Aug 1643 to 17 Jul 1651)
Severo Aparicio Quispe, O. de M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1978 to 10 Apr 1999)
Gabriel de Arregui y Gutiérrez, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 13 Jan 1716 to 9 Oct 1724)
Juan Bravo Dávila y Cartagena †
Juan de Castañeda Velásquez y Salazar † (Bishop: 20 Jan 1749 to 22 Feb 1762)
José Gregorio Castro Miranda, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1910 to 13 Nov 1917)
Fidel María Cosío y Medina † (Priest: 1894 to 7 Jan 1923)
Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1966 to 14 Jan 1975)
Juan Antonio Falcón Iturrizaga † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1893 to 1 May 1909)
Pedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los Godos † (Priest: 23 Dec 1894 to 6 Aug 1907; Bishop: 19 Apr 1918 to 18 Sep 1933)
Juan González de Santiago † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1705 to 12 Dec 1707)
Agustín Gorritátegui (Gorrichategui) † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1770 to 28 Oct 1776)
Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1789 to 31 Mar 1806)
Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento † (Priest: 23 Feb 1918; Bishop: 13 Jun 1935; Archbishop: 23 May 1943 to 17 Dec 1956)
Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1662 to 15 Jul 1669)
Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. † (Archbishop: 17 Dec 1956 to 6 Dec 1965)
Sebastián Lartaún † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1570 to 9 Oct 1583)
Francisco José Marán † (Priest: 1765 to 1 Mar 1779)
Alcides Mendoza Castro † (Archbishop: 5 Oct 1983 to 29 Nov 2003)
Fernando Mendoza González † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1609 to 1618)
Eugenio Mendoza Jara † (Priest: 1803; Bishop: 17 Sep 1838 to 18 Aug 1854)
Manuel de Mollinedo Angulo † (Bishop: 15 Dec 1670 to 26 Sep 1699)
Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1587 to 11 Dec 1592)
Diego Montoya Mendoza † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1640 - Did Not Take Effect)
Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Auñón † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1742 to 1 Apr 1747)
Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1778 to 3 Aug 1789)
Agustín Muñoz de Sandoval † (Bishop: 17 Nov 1659 to Apr 1661)
Julián Ochoa Campos † (Bishop: 27 Mar 1865 to 17 Sep 1875)
José Calixto Orihuela Valderrama, O.E.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1819; Bishop: 27 Jun 1821 to 25 Aug 1838)
Pedro de Ortega y Sotomayor † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1651 to 1658)
José Maria Pérez Armendáriz † (Bishop: 31 Mar 1806 to 9 Feb 1819)
Lorenzo Pérez de Grado † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1619 to 4 Sep 1627)
Mateo Pinello † (Bishop: 19 Jan 1565 to 1569)
Elías Prado Tello † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Nov 1963 to 5 Aug 1972)
Francisco Ramírez † (Bishop: 6 Jul 1562 to 1564)
Antonio de la Raya Navarrete † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1594 to 28 Jul 1606)
Juan Manuel Jerónimo de Romaní y Carrillo † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1763 to 15 Sep 1768)
José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea † (Bishop: 5 May 1734 to 2 Oct 1740)
Bernardo de Serreda y Villate, O. Carm. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1725 to 2 Mar 1733)
Juan Solano, O.P. † (Bishop: 29 Feb 1544 to 1562)
Pedro José Tordoya Montoya † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1875 to 23 Mar 1880)
Luis Vallejos Santoni † (Archbishop: 14 Jan 1975 to 8 Jun 1982)
Vicente Valverde Alvarez, O.P. † (Bishop: 8 Jan 1537 to 31 Oct 1541)
Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 16 Jul 1629 to 9 Nov 1638)

Source(s)

Diocese of Cuzco
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 184
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 147
Archdiocese of Cuzco
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 35, Page 273, to Page 275

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