Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. Erected in 1899, the diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trujillo
The current bishop is José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed in Feb. 2004.History
On 15 May 1899 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Huaraz with territory taken from the Archdiocese of Lima. It lost territory when the Territorial Prelature of Huarí was established in 1958.Bishops
Ordinaries
- Ezechiel Francisco Soto, SS.CC. †
- Mariano Holguin, O.F.M. † Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
- Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán † Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
- Domingo Juan Vargas, O.P. †
- Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo
- Teodosio Moreno Quintana †
- Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, S.J. † Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
- Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B. † Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo
- José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, S.D.B. † Appointed, Bishop of Lurín
- Ivo Baldi Gaburri Appointed, Prelate of Huarí
- José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona
- Luigi Zanzottera, O.S.I. †
- José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona, appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua
