Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Huancayo

History

• Established on 18 December 1944 as Diocese of Huancayo on territory split off from the Diocese of Huánuco
• Lost territory on 15 May 1585 to establish the Territorial Prelature of Tarma
• 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Huancayo

  Bishops

Ordinaries

• Leonardo José Rodriguez Ballón, O.F.M., appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
• Daniel Figueroa Villón, appointed Bishop of Chiclayo
• Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz ; see immed. below

• Mariano Jacinto Valdivia y Ortiz ; see immed. above
• Eduardo Picher Peña, appointed Military Vicar and later Military Ordinary of Peru
• Emilio Vallebuona Merea, S.D.B.
• José Paulino Ríos Reynoso, appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
• Cardinal Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J.

  Auxiliary bishop

• Carlos Alberto Salcedo Ojeda, O.M.I.

  Ecclesiastical province

• Diocese of Huánuco
• Diocese of Tarma