Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Peru}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{unreferenced|date=January 2016}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Huacho
|latin = Dioecesis Huachensis
|image = Iglesia catedral.jpg
|caption = Cathedral of St. Batholomew
|country = {{flag|Peru}}
|metropolitan = Lima
|rite = Latin Rite
|cathedral = Catedral San Bartolomé
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 14,227
|population = 482,000
|population_as_of = 2006
|catholics = 456,000
|catholics_percent= 94.6
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
|emeritus_bishops =
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho ({{langx|la|Huachen(sis)}}) is a diocese located in the city of Huacho in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.
History
- 15 May 1958: Established as Diocese of Huacho from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima{{citation needed|date=April 2019}}
Ordinaries
- Nemesio Rivera Meza (15 May 1958 – 28 January 1960), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (28 January 1960 – 19 December 1966)
- Lorenzo León Alvarado (3 August 1967 – 22 April 2003)
- Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (since 4 February 2004)
See also
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huac0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhuac.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [http://diocesisdehuacho.org/ Diocese website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207212649/http://www.diocesisdehuacho.org/ |date=7 February 2009 }}
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Lima
Category:Christian organizations established in 1958
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Category:1958 establishments in Peru
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