Diocese of Tarma

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Tarma
  • Latin Name: Tarmensis
  • Erected: 15 May 1958
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Huancayo
  • Country: Peru

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.F.S.C. † (15 May 1958 Appointed - 24 Jul 1980 Appointed, Bishop of Huánuco)
• Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † (19 Sep 1980 Appointed - 29 Nov 1988 Died)
• Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † (21 Nov 1992 Appointed - 13 Jun 2001 Appointed, Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga)
• Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (13 Jun 2001 Appointed - 28 Oct 2014 Appointed, Archbishop of Cuzco)
• Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (25 Oct 2016 Appointed - 17 Apr 2021 Appointed, Bishop of Callao)
• Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. (18 Jun 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Tarma
1966	245,000	250,000	98.0%	7	10	17	14,411		5	15	16	ap1967
1970	255,000	270,000	94.4%	9	24	33	7,727		26	17	18	ap1971
1976	270,000	300,000	90.0%	5	22	27	10,000		24	18	20	ap1977
1980	324,000	359,700	90.1%	8	16	24	13,500	2	17	16	20	ap1981
Diocese of Tarma
1990	448,000	468,000	95.7%	18	15	33	13,575		15	29	18	ap1991
1999	527,000	565,000	93.3%	12	14	26	20,269		14	26	18	ap2000
2000	510,052	586,257	87.0%	14	13	27	18,890		13	23	18	ap2001
2001	523,360	601,564	87.0%	14	12	26	20,129		12	26	18	ap2002
2002	522,575	614,795	85.0%	12	11	23	22,720		11	22	18	ap2003
2003	522,575	614,795	85.0%	14	11	25	20,903		11	27	18	ap2004
2004	522,575	614,795	85.0%	16	11	27	19,354		11	27	18	ap2005
2010	554,000	652,000	85.0%	18	7	25	22,160		8	28	18	ap2011
2014	578,000	682,000	84.8%	17	5	22	26,272		5	30	18	ap2015
2017	596,000	703,000	84.8%	22	7	29	20,551		8	24	18	ap2018
2020	569,000	713,100	79.8%	25	5	30	18,966		7	9	22	ap2021
2022	582,739	730,319	79.8%	20	6	26	22,413	5	6	13	20	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (Priest: 20 Apr 1993; Bishop: 13 Jun 2001 to 28 Oct 2014)
• Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (Bishop: 25 Oct 2016 to 17 Apr 2021)
• Luis Alberto Huamán Camayo, O.M.I.
• Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. (Bishop: 18 Jun 2022 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.F.S.C. † (Prelate: 15 May 1958 to 24 Jul 1980)
• Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. † (Bishop: 21 Nov 1992 to 13 Jun 2001)
• Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.F.S.C. † (Prelate: 19 Sep 1980; Bishop: 21 Dec 1985 to 29 Nov 1988)

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