Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí (Latin: Dioecesis Huariensis) is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected as a Territorial Prelature in 1958, elevation to a full diocese occurred in April 2008. The new diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo.

Diocese of Huarí

Dioecesis Huariensis
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceTrujillo
Statistics
Area23,000 km2 (8,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
306,000
296,500 (96.9%)
Parishes20
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established15 May 1958 (62 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIvo Baldi Gaburri
Auxiliary BishopsGiorgio Barbetta

The current bishop is Ivo Baldi Gaburri, appointed in Feb. 2004.

History

On 15 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Territorial Prelature of Huarí with territory taken from the Huánuco and the Diocese of Huaraz. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 April 2008.[1][2]

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Marco Libardoni, O.S.I. † (15 May 1958 – 25 Oct 1966)
  • Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. † (3 Aug 1967 – 13 Jun 2001)
  • Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (13 Jun 2001 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Huacho
  • Ivo Baldi Gaburri (4 Feb 2004 – present)

Auxiliary bishop

  • Giorgio Barbetta (2019-)

References

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Huarí". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Huarí". GCatholic.org. Retrieved 18 April 2013.


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