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Suffragan diocese Huaraz, Peru

Diocese of Huaraz

Huarazen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Huaraz in the Ancash region of Peru was erected in 1899. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo and has been led by Bishop José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, a Capuchin Franciscan, since 2024.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción, in Huaraz, Peru.

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Established
1899
Catholics
365,000
Priests
58
Territory
13,818 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
José Antonio Alarcón Gómez
Born
28 February 1965
Birthplace
Lima
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI CAPPUCCINI

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción stands in Huaraz, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected in 1899, the Diocese of Huaraz is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Trujillo. José Antonio Alarcón Gómez, O.F.M.Conv., appointed in September 2024, is its current bishop.

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