Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

Roman Catholic diocese in Peru

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma (Latin: Tarmensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tarma in the ecclesiastical province of Huancayo in Peru.

History

• 15 May 1958: Established as Territorial Prelature of Tarma from the Diocese of Huancayo and Diocese of Huánuco
• 21 December 1985: Promoted as Diocese of Tarma

Ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

• Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Timoteo Solórzano Rojas, M.S.C. (2022.06.18 – ...)
  • Bishop Luis Alberto Barrera Pacheco, M.C.C.I. (2016.10.25 – 2021.04.17), appointed Bishop of Callao
  • Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – 2014.10.28), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
  • Bishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13), appointed Archbishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga
  • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29); see below
• Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite), below
  • Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21); see above
  • Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24), appointed Bishop of Huánuco

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy