Diocese of Huaraz, Peru

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Huaraz / Huarazen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Trujillo

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

1899.05.15: Established as Diocese of Huaraz / Huarazen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima and became suffragan of Lima)
1958.05.15: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Huarí
1962.11.26: Lost territory to establish Territorial Prelature of Chimbote
1966.06.30: Became suffragan of Trujillo
1983.04.06: Lost territory to Diocese of Chimbote

Present Prelates

Bishop (2024.09.17 – ...):

Bishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huaraz (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M. Cap. (59)
(2024.09.17 – ...)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru)

Born:	1965.02.28 (Lima, Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1993.07.30
Consecrated Bishop:	2024.12.12

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (2024.09.17 – ...)

Bishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (77)
(2004.02.04 – 2024.09.17)

Bishop emeritus of Huaraz (Peru)

Born:	1947.09.02 (Caraz, Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1973.07.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1994.05.14

Priest of Huaraz (Peru) (1973.07.01 – 1994.03.15)

Titular Bishop of Obba (1994.03.15 – 2000.07.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1994.03.15 – 2000.07.01)

Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (Peru) (2000.07.01 – 2004.02.04)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (2004.02.04 – 2024.09.17)

Bishop Ivo Baldi Gaburri
(1999.12.14 – 2004.02.04)

Born:	1947.03.27 (Città di Castello, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1971.10.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.06
Died:	2021.06.11 (Huaraz, Peru † 74)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1999.12.14 – 2004.02.04)

Bishop-Prelate of Huarí (Peru) (2004.02.04 – 2008.04.02)

Bishop of Huarí (Peru) (2008.04.02 – 2021.06.11)

Bishop José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B.
(1987.01.03 – 1996.12.14)

Born:	1931.03.29 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1961.02.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1987.02.28
Died:	2017.04.11 († 86)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1987.01.03 – 1996.12.14)

Bishop of Lurín (Peru) (1996.12.14 – 2006.06.17)

Bishop Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (later Archbishop)
(1978.01.18 – 1985.08.30)

Born:	1930.01.27 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1956.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1975.11.30
Died:	1991.11.28 († 61)

Titular Bishop of Numana (1975.10.21 – 1978.01.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Piura (Peru) (1975.10.21 – 1978.01.18)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1978.01.18 – 1985.08.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru) (1985.08.30 – 1991.11.28)

Bishop Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. (later Archbishop)
(1971.09.21 – 1978.01.18)

Born:	1918.03.08 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1949.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.11.13
Died:	2003.12.08 († 85)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1971.09.21 – 1978.01.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Piura (Peru) (1978.01.18 – 1980.09.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1980.09.26 – 1996.03.02)

Bishop Teodosio Moreno Quintana
(1956.12.17 – 1971.09.21)

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 Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (later Archbishop)
(1940.12.15 – 1956.12.17)

Born:	1895.09.11 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1929.07.14
Consecrated Bishop:	1941.03.02
Died:	1982.06.30 († 86)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1940.12.15 – 1956.12.17)

Bishop of Huancayo (Peru) (1956.12.17 – 1966.06.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Huancayo (Peru) (1966.06.30 – 1971.02.10)

Bishop Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P.
(1920.08.26 – 1936.08.01)

Born:	1869.06.19 (Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:	1921.05.05
Died:	1948.04.06 († 78)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1920.08.26 – 1936.08.01)

Titular Bishop of Gerara (1936.08.01 – 1948.04.06)

Bishop Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán (later Archbishop)
(1907.03.05 – 1918.04.19)

Born:	1870.10.23 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1894.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1907.04.18
Died:	1945.09.17 († 74)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1907.03.05 – 1918.04.19)

Bishop of Cusco (Peru) (1918.04.19 – 1933.09.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Lima (Peru) (1933.09.18 – 1945.09.17)

Bishop Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1904.07.02 – 1906.05.30)

Born:	1860.10.05 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1886.02.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1904.10.16
Died:	1945.12.24 († 85)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1904.07.02 – 1906.05.30)

Bishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1906.05.30 – 1943.05.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Arequipa (Peru) (1943.05.23 – 1945.12.24)

Bishop Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC.
(1901.02.27 – 1903.04.17)

Born:	1840.01.04 (Lima, Peru)
Consecrated Bishop:	1901.08.15
Died:	1903.04.17 († 63)

Bishop of Huaraz (Peru) (1901.02.27 – 1903.04.17)

Former Prelates

Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (77) (1994.03.15 – 2000.07.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.J. (1969.03.13 – 1970.05.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción, Huaraz, Ancash
Former Cathedral: Santuario del Señor de la Soledad, Huaraz, Ancash

Churches by City (28)

Chimbote (←), Trujillo (↖), Huarí (↗), Huánuco (↘), Huacho (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 13,819 km²

Population: 235,800 Catholics (63.5% of 371,300 total)

Pastoral Centres: 36 parishes

Personnel: 53 priests (45 diocesan, 8 religious), 8 religious (8 brothers), 4 seminarians