Diocese of Huánuco, Peru

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Huánuco / Huanucen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Huancayo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

1865.03.17: Established as Diocese of Huánuco / Huanucen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima)
1900.02.05: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of Ucayali
1944.12.18: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Huancayo
1958.05.15: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Huarí and Territorial Prelature of Tarma
1966.06.30: Became suffragan of Huancayo
2007.04.26: Gained territory from Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.06.01 – ...):

Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (60)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huánuco (Roman Rite)

Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López (60)
(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. (64)
(Apostolic Administrator 2022.09.21 – 2024.06.01)

Bishop Neri Menor Vargas, O.F.M. (64)
(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. (85)
(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 (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 (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 (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 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1927.10.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1945.07.15
Died:	1963.01.06 († 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 (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 (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 (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
Ordained Priest:	1867.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1891.01.11
Died:	1902.06.26 († 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
Ordained Priest:	1836.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1865.08.06
Died:	1888.10.16 († 74)

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

Cathedral: Catedral del Señor de Burgos, Huánuco, Huánuco
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

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)