Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco

Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Trujillo
Statistics
Area	7,918 km2 (3,057 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 230,000 149,500 (65.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Pascual Rivera Montoya T.O.R.
Bishops emeritus	Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R.

The Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Huamaciucanus) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Huamachuco in the ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

History

• On December 4, 1961, the Territorial Prelature of Huamachuco was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo

Leadership

• Prelates of Huamachuco (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
  • Bishop Pascual Benjamín Rivera Montoya, T.O.R. (2021.03.30 – ...)
  • Bishop Sebastián Ramis Torrens, T.O.R. (1990.11.13 – 2018.08.07)
  • Bishop Damián Nicolau Roig, T.O.R. (1963.10.23 – 1981.09.13)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy