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
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	13,032 km^2 (5,032 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 614,795 522,575 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Richard 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

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy