Diocese of Huacho

Diocese of Huacho Dioecesis Huachensis
Cathedral of St. Batholomew
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Lima
Statistics
Area	14,992 km2 (5,788 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2023) 679,000 613,000 (90.3%)
Parishes	61
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	15 May 1958 (1958-05-15)
Cathedral	Catedral San Bartolomé
Secular priests	70 (59 Diocesan, 11 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	sede vacante
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Castillo Mattasoglio
Apostolic Administrator	Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J.
Bishops emeritus	Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huacho (Latin: Huachen(sis)) is a diocese located in the city of Huacho in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• 15 May 1958: Established as Diocese of Huacho from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Ordinaries

• Nemesio Rivera Meza (15 May 1958 – 28 January 1960), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
• Pablo Ramírez Taboado, SS.CC. (28 January 1960 – 19 December 1966)
• Lorenzo León Alvarado, O. de M. (3 August 1967 – 22 April 2003), retired
  • Apostolic Administrator José Eduardo Velásquez Tarazona (5 April 2003 – 25 April 2004), Bishop of Huaraz
• Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (4 February 2004 – 15 July 2026), retired
  • Apostolic Administrator Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.J. (15 July 2026 – Present), Bishop of Callao

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website Archived 7 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine