Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo explained

Jurisdiction:	Metropolitan Archdiocese
Huancayo
Latin:	Archidioecesis Metropolitanae Huancayensis
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity
Area Km2:	15,145
Population:	792,505
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	728,867
Catholics Percent:	92.0
Metro Archbishop:	Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo
Emeritus Bishops:	Pedro Barreto
Website:	Website

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo (Latin: Huancayen(sis)) is a Latin Metropolitan archdiocese in Peru's western Amazonian Junín Region.

Its cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de la Santísima Trinidad (dedicated to the Holy Trinity) in the city of Huancayo.

History

Established on 18 December 1944 as Diocese of Huancayo on territory split off from the Diocese of Huánuco
Lost territory on 15 May 1585 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Tarma
30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo

Bishops

Ordinaries

Bishops of Huancayo

Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M. (1945–1946), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
Daniel Figueroa Villón (1946–1956), appointed Bishop of Chiclayo
Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (1956–1966); see below

Archbishops of Huancayo

Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz (1966–1971); see above
Eduardo Picher Peña (1971–1984), appointed Military Vicar and later Military Ordinary of Peru
Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. (1985–1991)
José Paulino Ríos Reynoso (1995–2003), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. (2004–2024)
Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo O.M.I. (2024–)^[1]

Auxiliary bishop

Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I. (2016–2021)

Ecclesiastical province

Apart from the metropolitan archdiocese, its province comprises two suffragan dioceses

Sources and external links

-12.0676°N -75.2098°W

Notes and References

Web site: Resignations and Appointments . 2024-02-14 . press.vatican.va.