The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a

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. Erected in 1899, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo The current bishop is José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed in Feb. 2004.

History

On 15 May 1899

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established the Diocese of Huaraz with territory taken from the

Archdiocese of Lima The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lima ( la, Archidioecesis Limana) is part of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru which enjoys full communion with the Holy See. The Archdiocese was founded as the Diocese of Lima on 14 May 1541. The diocese was r ...

. It lost territory when the Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established in 1958.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. † (27 Feb 1901 – 17 Apr 1903) * Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. † (12 Aug 1904 – 1 Jun 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa * Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán † (6 Aug 1907 – 19 Apr 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco *Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. † (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Aug 1936) *Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † (15 Dec 1940 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo *Teodosio Moreno Quintana † (17 Dec 1956 – 21 Sep 1971) *Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † (21 Sep 1971 – 18 Jan 1978) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura *Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † (18 Jan 1978 – 30 Aug 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo *

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, S.D.B. † (3 Jan 1987 – 14 Dec 1996) Appointed, Bishop of Lurín * Ivo Baldi Gaburri † (14 Dec 1999 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Prelate of Huarí *José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (4 Feb 2004 – present)

Auxiliary bishops

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, O.S.I. † (1969–1970) *

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(1994–2000), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (later returned here as Bishop)

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Trujillo Religious organizations established in 1899 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century {{Peru-RC-diocese-stub