Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Peru}}
{{Infobox diocese
|jurisdiction = Diocese
|name = Tarma
|latin = Dioecesis Tarmensis
|image = Tarma iglesia santa ana.JPG
|caption = Cathedral of St. Ann
|country = Peru
|province = Huancayo
|rite = Latin Rite
|cathedral = Catedral Santa Ana
|cocathedral =
|area_km2 = 13,032
|population = 614,795
|population_as_of = 2004
|catholics = 522,575
|catholics_percent= 85.0
|pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
|bishop = Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C.
|coadjutor =
|auxiliary_bishops=
}}
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma ({{langx|la|Tarmensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Tarma in the ecclesiastical province of Huancayo in Peru.
History
- 15 May 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tarma from the Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco
- 21 December 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Tarma
Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
- Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. (2022.06.18 – ...)
- Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (2016.10.25 – 2021.04.17), appointed Bishop of Callao
- Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – 2014.10.28), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
- Bishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
- Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29); see below
- Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite), below
- Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21); see above
- Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24), appointed Bishop of Huánuco
See also
Sources
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/tarm0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtarm.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Huancayo
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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