Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

The Archdiocese of Huancayo (Latin: Archidioecesis Huancayensis ) is located in the Central Peruvian Andes Roman Catholic archdiocese based in Huancayo.

History

The Diocese of Huancayo was on 18 December 1944 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution supremum Apostolatus munus of cessions of territory of the diocese of Huánuco and the Archdiocese of Lima, is a suffragan. On May 15, 1958, the diocese was part of its territory from establishing the navem with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesiae erected Prelature of Tarma. On June 30, 1966, the Diocese of Huancayo by Pope Paul VI was. with the Apostolic Constitution Quam sit elevated to archbishopric.

Bishops

Bishops of Huancayo

  • Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón OFM, July 6, 1945-13. June 1946, then Archbishop of Arequipa
  • Daniel Figueroa Villón, September 22, 1946-17. December 1956, then Bishop of Chiclayo
  • Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz, December 17, 1956-30. June 1966

Archbishops of Huancayo

  • Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz, June 30, 1966-10. February 1971
  • Eduardo Peña Picher 31 May, 1971-14. June 1984, then military Bishop of Peru
  • Emilio Vallebuona Merea SDB, August 30, 1985-28. November 1991
  • José Paulino Ríos Reynoso, 2 December 1995-29. November 2003, then Archbishop of Arequipa
  • Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, SJ, since July 17, 2004
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