Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco

The Archdiocese of Cuzco (Latin: Archidioecesis Cuschensis, Spanish: Arquidiócesis del Cuzco ) is a location in Peru Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic church located in Cusco.

History

The Diocese of Cuzco was built on September 5, 1536 as the first diocese in the South American continent. From 1541 was a suffragan of the Archdiocese founded in the new capital Lima. On May 23, 1943, the Diocese of Cuzco by Pope Pius XII was. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Inter praecipuas to an archbishopric. The Archdiocese had in its history several times parts of its territory from the creation of new dioceses.

Bishops

Bishops of Cuzco

  • Vicente de Valverde Álvarez OP, 8 January 1537-31. October 1541
  • Juan Solano OP, February 29, 1544 to 1562
  • Francisco Ramírez, July 6, 1562 to 1564
  • Mateo Pinello, January 19, 1565 to 1569
  • Sebastián Lartaún, September 4, 1570-9. October 1583
  • Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera OP, 16 November 1587-11. December 1592
  • Antonio de Raya Navarrete, June 6, 1594-28. July 1606
  • Fernando Mendoza González 12 January, 1609 to 1618
  • Lorenzo Pérez de Grado, March 18, 1619-4. September 1627
  • Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga OSA, July 16, 1629-9. November 1638
  • Juan Alonso y Ocon, August 31, 1643 to 1651, then Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
  • Pedro de Ortega Sotomayor, November 27, 1651 to 1658
  • Agustín Muñoz Sandoval, November 17, 1659 - April 1661
  • Bernardo de Izaguirre Reyes, July 31, 1662-15. July 1669, then Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas
  • Manuel de Molinedo Angulo, December 15, 1670-12. December 1699
  • Juan Gonzalez Santiago, February 9, 1705-12. December 1707
  • Gabriel de Arregui, OFM, January 14, 1716 to 1724
  • Bernardo Serrada OC, December 19, 1725-2. March 1733
  • José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea, May 5, 1734-2. October 1740
  • Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Sunon, July 20, 1741-1. April 1747
  • Juan de Castañeda, January 20, 1749-22. February 1762
  • Juan Manuel Jeronimo de Romani y Carrillo, 26 September 1763-15. September 1768
  • Agustín Gorritátegui, December 16, 1769 to 1776
  • Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta, September 28, 1778-3. August 1789, then Archbishop of Granada
  • Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro, December 14, 1789-31. March 1806, then Archbishop of Lima
  • José Pérez Armendáriz 31 March, 1806-9. February 1819
  • José Calixto de Orihuela OESA, June 27, 1821 to 1826
  • Eugenio Mendoza Jara, September 17, 1838-18. August 1854
  • Julián de Ochoa, March 27, 1865 to 1874
  • Pedro José Montoya Tordoya 17 September, 1875-20. August 1880
  • Juan Antonio Falcón Iturrizaga, January 19, 1893-1. May 1909
  • Jose Gregorio Castro, OFM, March 28, 1910-13. November 1917
  • Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán de los Godos, April 19, 1918-18. September 1933, then Archbishop of Lima
  • Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento, June 13, 1935-23. May 1943

Archbishops of Cuzco

  • Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento, May 23, 1943-17. December 1956
  • Ricardo Durand Flórez SJ, February 14, 1966-14. January 1975, then Bishop of Callao
  • Luis Vallejos Santoni, January 14, 1975-8. June 1982
  • Alcides Mendoza Castro, 5 October 1983-29. November 2003
  • Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez, since November 29, 2003
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