Suffragan diocese Huánuco, Peru

Diocese of Huánuco

Huanucen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Huánuco in central Peru was erected in 1865. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Lima and has been led by Bishop Pedro Alberto Bustamante López since 2024.

On the map

The address the register holds for Catedral del Señor de Burgos, in Huánuco, Peru.

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Established: 1865
Catholics: 740,523
Priests: 57
Territory: 44,000 km²

Parishes and churches

34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop: Pedro Alberto Bustamante López
Born: 9 January 1965
Birthplace: Cotaparaco

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The cathedral

Catedral del Señor de Burgos stands in Huánuco, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Situated in Peru, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Huánuco has its seat in the city of Huánuco and belongs to the ecclesiastical province of Huancayo.

The see

Rank: Suffragan diocese
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 17 March 1865
Latin: Huanucen(sis)
Patron: Señor de Burgos (Lord of Burgos)
Annuario code: 001001620

The see in figures

Catholics: 740,523
Population: 822,804
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 90.0%
Priests: 57
Catholics per priest: 12,992
Extent: 44,000 km²
Catholics per km²: 17

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Obispado, Jr. Dámaso Beraún 741, Huánuco, Perú
Telephone: [62]51.19.85
Email: [email protected]

Contact the diocesan offices using the published details above.

The province of Lima

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Lima.

The sees of this province:

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of HuaríHuarí148 km
Apostolic Vicariate of PucallpaPucallpa179 km
Diocese of HuarazHuaraz188 km
Apostolic Vicariate of San RamónSan Ramón202 km
Diocese of TarmaTarma209 km
Diocese of HuachoHuacho275 km
Territorial Prelature of HuamachucoHuamachuco288 km
Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Perú o San Francisco JavierJaén en Perú o San Francisco Javier292 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

Wikipedia

Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].