Enciclopedia Cattolica Vol. VI, 1951 Ecclesiastical hierarchy Patriarchates, archdioceses, dioceses, suppressed dioceses

Huancavelica, Diocese of

HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESI DI

By Enrico Josi

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HUANCAVELICA, DIOCESE OF. - City and diocese of Peru, erected on 18 Dec. 1944 by Pope Pius XII with the apostolic constitution Quae ad maius, by detaching a part of the diocese of Ayacucho.

It is a suffragan of Lima; the Cathedral is dedicated to St. Anthony of Padua. It extends over 21,496 sq km, with a population of 295,000 inhabitants, all Catholics. It has 164 parishes, 25 diocesan priests and one seminary (1949).

Bibliography

BIBL.: AAS, 37 (1945), pp. 139-41.

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Translated from the Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI (1951), col. 1489.

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Josi, Enrico. “Huancavelica, diocesi di.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, col. 1489. Città del Vaticano: Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951. https://azioneromana.com/article/huancavelica-diocesi-di.

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Josi, Enrico. “Huancavelica, diocesi di.” Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. VI, Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico, 1951, col. 1489. Azione Romana, https://azioneromana.com/article/huancavelica-diocesi-di.

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  author    = {Josi, Enrico},
  title     = {Huancavelica, diocesi di},
  booktitle = {Enciclopedia Cattolica},
  volume    = {VI},
  pages     = {1489},
  note      = {Cited by column},
  publisher = {Ente per l’Enciclopedia Cattolica e per il Libro Cattolico},
  address   = {Città del Vaticano},
  year      = {1951},
  url       = {https://azioneromana.com/article/huancavelica-diocesi-di}
}

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