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Archdiocese of Huancayo

Archidioecesis Huancayensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 30 June 1966
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 15,145 (5,849 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.arzobispadodehuancayo.org
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Jr. Puno 430, Huancayo, Peru
  • Telephone: (64)239.189
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Huancayo
18 December 1944ErectedDiocese 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)
Archdiocese of Huancayo
30 June 1966ElevatedDiocese of Huancayo Archdiocese of Huancayo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Huancayo
1950380,000380,000100.0%3241735,205505330ap1951
Archdiocese of Huancayo
1965370,000400,00092.5%4236784,743444046ap1967
1970370,000390,00094.9%1434487,708436534ap1971
1976755,652785,65296.2%31255613,4931326434ap1977
1980460,000630,00073.0%2826548,518336134ap1981
1990724,000799,00090.6%31285912,271364337ap1991
1999745,027827,80890.0%31225314,0571297244ap2000
2000764,894869,19888.0%35245912,9641477644ap2001
2001998,3501,092,99391.3%46267213,8651477244ap2002
2002684,493911,74475.1%39286710,216367344ap2003
2003720,224783,10792.0%41226311,432357344ap2004
2004728,867792,50592.0%43246710,878297446ap2005
2006748,000807,00092.7%40226212,064298044ap2007
2013812,000874,00092.9%43347710,5454912244ap2014
2016839,000903,00092.9%39317011,9853610844ap2017
2019530,869742,83071.5%4223658,167259545ap2020
2021540,307840,37164.3%4416609,005209346ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Huancayo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 37, Page 136, to Page 138
  • Archdiocese of Huancayo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,130, and Page 1,131

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