Diocese of

Huánuco

Peru Peru

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Huánuco / Huanucen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Huancayo

Neighbouring Dioceses: Huacho (↙), Huaraz (↙), Huarí (↖), Moyobamba (↑), Pucallpa (↗), San Ramón (↘), Tarma (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.06.01 – ...):Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)

Monsignors (2)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huánuco (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (61)
(2024.06.01 – ...)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru)

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Born:1965.01.09 (Cotaparaco, Recuay, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1992.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:2013.08.15

Priest of Arequipa (Peru) (1992.12.07 – 2013.07.10)

Bishop-Prelate of Sicuani (Peru) (2013.07.10 – 2020.09.29)

Bishop of Sicuani (Peru) (2020.09.29 – 2024.06.01)

Apostolic Administrator of Ayaviri (Peru) (2021.04.07 – 2024.10.04)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (2024.06.01 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Sicuani (Peru) (2024.08.08 – 2024.09.30)

Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (66)Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (66)
(Apostolic Administrator 2022.09.21 – 2024.06.01)

Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (66)Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (66)
(2016.05.12 – 2022.04.20)

Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru)

Born:1960.05.30 (Pacopampa, Peru)
Ordained Priest:2000.03.20
Consecrated Bishop:2016.07.17

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (2016.05.12 – 2022.04.20)

Bishop of Carabayllo (Peru) (2022.04.20 – ...)

Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco (Peru) (2022.09.21 – 2024.06.01)

Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.J. (87)Bishop Jaime Rodríguez Salazar, M.C.C.J. (87)
(2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12)

Bishop emeritus of Huánuco (Peru)

Born:1939.06.15 (La Luz, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1966.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:2005.04.03

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (2004.12.16 – 2016.05.12)

Bishop Ermanno Artale Ciancio, S.D.B.
(1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)

Born:1933.04.20 (Napoli, Italy)
Ordained Priest:1958.11.29
Consecrated Bishop:1994.08.06
Died:2003.09.17 († 70)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1994.06.21 – 2003.09.17)

Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.J.
(1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)

Born:1914.05.01 (Bachenau, Germany)
Ordained Priest:1938.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:1964.11.08
Died:1991.01.22 († 76)

Bishop-Prelate of Tarma (Peru) (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24)

Titular Bishop of Avioccala (1964.09.30 – 1977.11.29)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1980.07.24 – 1991.01.22)

Bishop Ignacio Arbulú Pineda
(1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)

Born:1909.02.01 (Caraz, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1938.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1959.04.12
Died:1979.04.06 († 70)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1959.02.06 – 1979.04.06)

Bishop Carlos Alberto Arce Masías
(1956.12.17 – 1959.02.06)

Born:1903.11.24 (Simbale, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1927.10.30
Consecrated Bishop:1945.07.15
Died:1963.01.06 (Lima, Peru † 59)

Bishop of Tacna (Peru) (1945.07.06 – 1956.12.17)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1959.02.06)

Bishop of Piura (Peru) (1959.02.06 – 1963.01.06)

Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana
(1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17)

Born:1898.05.28 (Jauja, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1923.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:1941.03.02
Died:1981.11.04 († 83)

Bishop of Cajamarca (Peru) (1940.12.15 – 1947.06.27)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1947.06.27 – 1956.12.17)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1971.09.21)

Bishop Francisco Rubén Berroa y Bernedo
(1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24)

Born:1876.04.02 (Omate, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1899.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:1923.03.04
Died:1958.07.12 († 82)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1922.08.12 – 1946.11.24)

Bishop of Ica (Peru) (1946.11.24 – 1958.07.12)

Bishop Pedro Pablo Drinot y Piérola, SS.CC.
(1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)

Born:1859.11.29 (Callao, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1887.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:1904.08.24
Died:1935.09.11 († 75)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1904.06.08 – 1920.10.21)

Titular Bishop of Basilinopolis (1920.10.21 – 1935.09.11)

Bishop Alfonso Maria de la Cruz Sardinas, O.F.M. Disc.
(1889.10.31 – 1902.06.26)

Born:1842.05.30 (Huánuco, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1867.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:1891.01.11
Died:1902.06.26 (Huánuco, Peru † 60)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) ([1889.10.31] 1889.10.31 – 1902.06.26)

Archbishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle
(Apostolic Administrator 1872.11.17 – 1888.10.16)

Bishop Manuel Teodoro del Valle (later Archbishop)
(1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29)

Born:1813.11.09 (Hatun-Jauja, Peru)
Ordained Priest:1836.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1865.08.06
Died:1888.10.16 († 74)

Priest of Lima (Peru) (1836.09.24 – 1865.03.27)

Bishop of Huánuco (Peru) (1865.03.27 – 1872.08.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1872.08.29 – 1872.11.19 not possessed)

Apostolic Administrator of Huánuco (Peru) (1872.11.17 – 1888.10.16)

Titular Archbishop of Beirut (1872.11.19 – 1888.10.16)

Special Churches

Churches by City (35)

Huacho (↙), Huaraz (↙), Huarí (↖), Moyobamba (↑), Pucallpa (↗), San Ramón (↘), Tarma (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 45,000 km²

Population: 933,135 Catholics (84.1% of 1,109,945 total)

Pastoral Centres: 33 parishes, 5 missions

Personnel: 57 priests (32 diocesan, 25 religious), 20 deacons, 82 religious (29 brothers, 53 sisters)

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