Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo (Latin: Huancayen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in Peru's western Amazonian Junín Region.
Archdiocese of Huancayo Archidioecesis Huancayensis | |
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 Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,145 km2 (5,848 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (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. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. |
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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
- Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (1945-1946), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
- Daniel Figueroa Villón (1946-1956), appointed Bishop of Chiclayo
- Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (1956-1966); see below
- Archbishops of Huancayo
- Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (1966-1971); see above
- Eduardo Picher Peña (1971-1984), appointed Military Vicar and later Military Ordinary of Peru
- Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (1985-1991)
- José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (1995-2003), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
- Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. (2004–present)
Auxiliary bishop
- Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (2016-)
Ecclesiastical province
Apart from the metropolitan archdiocese, its province comprises two suffragan dioceses
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Peru
Sources and external links
| Province of Arequipa | |
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| Province of Ayacucho | |
| Province of Cusco | |
| Province of Huancayo | |
| Province of Lima | |
| Province of Piura | |
| Province of Trujillo | |
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