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{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Peru}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
| name = Huaraz
|latin = Dioecesis Huarazensis
| local = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| image = Plaza de Armas de Huaraz.jpg
| image_size =
| image_alt =
| caption = Cathedral of St. Sebastian and the Immaculate Conception
<!---- Locations ---->
| country = {{flag|Peru}}
| metropolitan =
| territory =
| province = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Trujillo|Trujillo]]
| coordinates = <!-- Use {{coord}} -->
<!---- Statistics ---->
| area_km2 = 13,818<!-- Area in square kilometers, automatically converted -->
| population = 405,800
|population_as_of = 2006
|catholics = 365,000<!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese -->
| catholics_percent = 89.9
| parishes = 30<!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
| churches = <!-- Number of churches in the diocese -->
| congregations = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination = [[Catholic Church]]
| rite = [[Roman Rite]]
| established = 15 May 1899 ({{age|1899|5|15}} years ago)
| cathedral = Catedral de San Sebastián y la Inmaculada Concepción
| cocathedral =
| patron =
| priests = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops =
| vicar_general =
| emeritus_bishops =
<!---- Map ---->
| map =
| map_alt =
| map_caption =
<!---- Website ---->
| website =
| footnotes =
}}
The '''Roman Catholic Diocese of Huaraz''' is a [[diocese]] of the [[Latin Church]] 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 [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí|Territorial Prelature of Huarí]] was established in 1958.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dhuar.html|title=Vicariate Apostolic of Huaraz|publisher=Catholic Hierarchy|accessdate=2013-04-17}}</ref><ref name=GCatholic>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/huar0.htm|title=Apostolic Vicariate of Huaraz|publisher=GCatholic.org|accessdate=2013-04-17}}</ref>
==Bishops==
===Ordinaries===
*[[Ezechiel Francisco Soto]], SS.CC. † (27 Feb 1901 – 17 Apr 1903)
*[[Mariano Emilio Holguin y Maldonado|Mariano Holguin]], [[Order of Friars Minor|O.F.M.]] † (12 Aug 1904 – 1 Jun 1906) Appointed, Bishop of Arequipa
*[[Pedro Pascual Farfán|Pedro Pascuál Francesco Farfán de los Godos]] † (6 Aug 1907 – 19 Apr 1918) Appointed, Bishop of Cuzco
*Domingo Juan Vargas, [[Order of Preachers|O.P.]] † (26 Aug 1920 – 1 Aug 1936)
*Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz † (15 Dec 1940 – 17 Dec 1956) Appointed, Bishop of Huancayo
*Teodosio Moreno Quintana † (17 Dec 1956 – 21 Sep 1971)
*Fernando Vargas Ruiz de Somocurcio, [[Society of Jesus|S.J.]] † (21 Sep 1971 – 18 Jan 1978) Appointed, Archbishop of Piura
*Emilio Vallebuona Merea, [[S.D.B.]] † (18 Jan 1978 – 30 Aug 1985) Appointed, Archbishop of Huancayo
*[[José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama]], S.D.B. † (3 Jan 1987 – 14 Dec 1996) Appointed, Bishop of Lurín
*[[Ivo Baldi Gaburri]] † (14 Dec 1999 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Prelate of Huarí
*José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (4 Feb 2004 – present)
===Auxiliary bishops===
*[[Luigi Zanzottera]], O.S.I. † (1969–1970)
*[[José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona]] (1994–2000), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tacna y Moquegua (later returned here as Bishop)
==References==
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{{R-C dioceses in Peru |state=collapsed}}
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[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Trujillo]]
[[Category:Christian organizations established in 1899]]
[[Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century]]
[[Category:1899 establishments in Peru]]
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