Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Huancayo

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

Roman Catholic archdiocese in Peru

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

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The nave of Jauja Cathedral

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

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huancayo
Archbishops of Huancayo

Auxiliary bishop

  • Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (2016–2021)

Ecclesiastical province

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

See also

  1. [1]
    "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-14.

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