The Diocese of Abancay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop. It is a

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in the ecclesiastical province to the

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Archdiocese of Cuzco.

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has been the bishop of the diocese since 2009.

Bishops

Ordinaries

* Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962–1967), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Peru, Military * Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968–1992) *

Isidro Sala Ribera Isidro Sala Ribera (3 March 1933 – 26 March 2019) was a Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop. Sala Ribera was born in Peru and was ordained to the priesthood in 1958. He served as titular bishop of ''Civitanova'' and as auxiliary bishop of the Ro ...

(1992–2009) * Gilberto Gómez González (2009– )

Coadjutor bishop

(1990-1992)

Auxiliary bishops

* Alcides Mendoza Castro (1958-1962), appointed Bishop here *

Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (born 23 September 1938 in Lima) is a Peruvian clergyman and auxiliary bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay The Diocese of Abancay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholi ...

(1983-1986), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cuzco *

(1986-1990), appointed Coadjutor here *

(2001-2009), appointed Bishop here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

* Gabino Miranda Melgarejo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2004

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