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Huánuco Huánuco (; qu, Wanuku) is a city in central Peru. It had a population of 196,627 as of 2017 and in 2015 it had a population of 175,068. It is the capital of the Huánuco Region and the Huánuco District. It is the seat of the diocese of Huán ...
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History

*17 March 1865: Established as Diocese of Huánuco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima


Leadership

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s of Huánuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order ** Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (2016.05.12 - ) ** Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.I. (2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12) ** Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B. (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17) ** Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22) ** Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06) ** Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17), appointed Bishop of Huaraz ** Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24), appointed Bishop of Ica ** Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC. (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21) ** Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. (1890.08.10 – 1902.06) ** Bishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29), appointed Archbishop of Lima


See also

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Roman Catholicism in Peru The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference. Catholics compose an estimated 74% of Peru's population. It has produced ...


References


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