Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

Archdiocese of Huancayo
Archidioecesis Huancayensis
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Location
Country  Peru
Statistics
Area 15,145 km2 (5,848 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2004)
792,505
728,867 (92.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Cathedral Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Pedro Barreto, S.J.
Website
www.arzhuancayoperu.org
The nave of Jauja Cathedral

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo (Latin: Huancayen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in Peru's western Amazonian Junín Region.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (dedicated to the Holy Trinity) in the city of Huancayo.

History

  • Established on 18 December 1944 as Diocese of Huancayo on territory split off from the Diocese of Huánuco
  • Lost territory on 15 May 1585 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Tarma
  • 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huancayo

Archbishops of Huancayo

Ecclesiastical province

Apart from the metropolitan archdiocese, its province comprises two suffragan dioceses

See also

Coordinates: 12°04′03″S 75°12′35″W / 12.0676°S 75.2098°W / -12.0676; -75.2098

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