Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma (Latin: Tarmensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarma in the Ecclesiastical province of Huancayo in Peru.

Diocese of Tarma

Dioecesis Tarmensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceHuancayo
Statistics
Area13,032 km2 (5,032 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
614,795
522,575 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRichard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

History
  • 15 May 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tarma from the Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco
  • 21 December 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Tarma

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order
  • Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (2016.10.25 - )
    • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – 2014.10.28), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
    • Bishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29); see immed. below
  • Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite), below
    • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21); see immed. above
    • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24), appointed Bishop of Huánuco
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See also
  • Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources



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