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Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga

Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 30 June 1966
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 43,815 (16,923 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Apartado 30, Jr. 28 de Julio 148, Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru
  • Telephone: (66)31.23.67
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
20 July 1609ErectedDiocese of Cuzco Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (erected)
28 May 1803Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
Diocese of Cuenca
Archdiocese of Lima
Diocese of Popayán
Diocese of Quito
Diocese of Trujillo
Diocese of Maynas (erected)
5 February 1900Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
Diocese of Huánuco
Prefecture Apostolic of Ucayali (erected)
23 May 1943Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (from Lima to Cuzco)
18 December 1944Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (Huancavelica) Diocese of Huancavélica (erected)
10 August 1946Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (Chavin (in Ica))
Archdiocese of Lima (Ica (Ingenio, Lurén, Nazca, Palpa, Pueblo Nuevo, San Jerónimo de Ica, San Juan, Carmen, Chincha Alta, Chincha Baja, Sunampe, Humay, and Pisco))
Diocese of Ica (erected)
21 November 1957Territory LostDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) (Part of Lucanas)
Archdiocese of Arequipa (La Unión, Condesuyos, and Caraveli)
Territorial Prelature of Caravelí (erected)
Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
30 June 1966ElevatedDiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga) Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
1950520,543531,16698.0%5617737,130269863ap1951
1959300,000300,000100.0%5015654,615118250ap1960
Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
1966680,562.0%60218102811842ap1967
1970350,000400,00087.5%14570,000441ap1971
1976350,000400,20087.5%3810487,291159347ap1977
1980360,850407,10088.6%348428,591177447ap1981
1990810,0001,020,00079.4%2463027,000811120ap1991
1999554,000584,00094.9%30144412,5901511730ap2000
2000393,365491,70680.0%25143910,0861711147ap2001
2001369,500492,70675.0%22143610,263199947ap2002
2002346,000493,70670.1%3313467,5211811448ap2003
2003324,162498,71065.0%3313467,0471711448ap2004
2004299,646499,41060.0%3212446,8101611924ap2005
2006297,000511,00058.1%3511466,45632113024ap2007
2012560,660659,60085.0%4215579,8362112350ap2013
2015578,977681,14985.0%38155310,9241812450ap2016
2018598,145703,70085.0%32164812,4611812350ap2019
2020585,359688,65785.0%36165211,2561712950ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Guamanga)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 150
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 35, Page 273, to Page 275
  • Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 1,128, and Page 1,129

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