Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco

Archdiocese of Cusco Archidioecesis Cuschensis
File:Cathédrale de Cuzco Décembre 2007 - Vue de Face.jpg Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 1,594,000 1,538,000 (90.6%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica de la Virgen de la Asunción
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Richard Daniel Alarcon Urrutia
Website
www.arzobispadodelcusco.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cusco (Latin: Cuschen(sis)) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cusco in Peru.

History

• 5 September 1536: Established as Diocese of Cusco from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Sevilla, Spain
• 23 May 1943: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cusco

Special churches

Plaza De Armas (main square). The Cathedral lies on the left and the Jesuit church ("Compañía de Jesus") is on the right.

• Cathedral: Cathedral of Santo Domingo, Cusco
• Minor basilicas:
  • Basílica Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes

Ordinaries

• Archbishops of Cusco (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Richard Daniel Alarcon Urrutia (2014.10.28 - present)
  • Archbishop Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (2003.11.29 - 2014)
  • Archbishop Alcides Mendoza Castro (1983.10.05 – 2003.11.29)
  • Archbishop Luis Vallejos Santoni (1975.01.14 – 1982.06.08)
  • Archbishop Ricardo Durand Flórez, S.J. (1966.02.14 – 1975.01.14)
  • Archbishop Carlos Maria Jurgens Byrne, C.SS.R. (1956.12.17 – 1965.12.06)
  • Archbishop Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento (1943.05.23 – 1956.12.17)
• Bishops of Cusco (Roman rite)
  • Archbishop Felipe Santiago Hermosa y Sarmiento (1935.06.13 – 1943.05.23)
  • Archbishop Pedro Pascual Francesco Farfán (1918.04.19 – 1933.09.18)
  • Bishop José Gregorio Castro, O.F.M. (1910.03.28 – 1917.11.13)
  • Bishop Juan Antonio Falcón Iturrizaga (1893.01.19 – 1909.05.01)
  • Bishop Pedro José Tordoya Montoya (1875.09.17 – 1880.08.20)
  • Bishop Julián de Ochoa (1865.03.27 – 1874)
  • Bishop Eugenio Mendoza Jara (1838.09.17 – 1854.08.18)
  • Bishop José Calixto de Oríhuela, O.S.A. (1821.06.27 – 1826)
  • Bishop José Pérez Armendáriz (1806.03.31 – 1819.02.09)
  • Archbishop Bartolomé María de las Heras Navarro (1789.12.14 – 1806.03.31)
  • Archbishop Juan Manuel Moscoso y Peralta (1778.09.28 – 1789.08.03)
  • Bishop Agustín de Gorritátegui (1769.12.16 – 1776)
  • Bishop Juan Manuel Jeronimo de Romaní y Carrillo (1763.09.26 – 1768.09.15)
  • Bishop Juan de Castañeda (1749.01.20 – 1762.02.22)
  • Bishop Pedro Morcillo Rubio de Suñón (1741.07.20 – 1747.04.01)
  • Bishop José Manuel de Sarricolea y Olea (1734.05.05 – 1740.10.02)
  • Bishop Bernardo Serrada, O.Carm. (1725.12.19 – 1733.03.02)
  • Bishop Gabriel de Aguirre, O.F.M. (1716.01.14 – 1724)
  • Bishop Melchor de la Nava y Moreno (1712.05.09 – 1714)
  • Bishop Juan González de Santiago (1705.02.09 – 1707.12.12)
  • Bishop Manuel de Molinedo Angulo (1670.12.15 – 1699.12.12)
  • Bishop Martín de Montalvo, O.S.A. (1669.04.29 – 1669)
  • Archbishop Bernardo de Izaguirre de los Reyes (1662.07.31 – 1670.03.17)
  • Bishop Agustín Muñoz Sandoval (1659.11.17 – 1661.04)
  • Bishop Pedro de Ortega Sotomayor (1651.11.27 – 1658)
  • Archbishop Juan Alonso y Ocón (1643.08.31 – 1651)
  • Archbishop Fernando de Vera y Zuñiga, O.S.A. (1629.07.16 – 1638.11.09)
  • Bishop Lorenzo Pérez de Grado (1619.03.18 – 1627.09.04)
  • Bishop Fernando de Mendoza González, S.J. (1609.01.12 – 1616)
  • Bishop Antonio de Raya Navarrete (1594.06.06 – 1606.07.28)
  • Bishop Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. (1587.11.16 – 1592.12.11)
  • Bishop Sebastián de Lartaum (1570.09.04 – 1583.10.09)
  • Bishop Matías Pineto (1565.01.19 – 1569)
  • Bishop Francisco Ramírez (1562.07.06 – 1564)
  • Bishop Juan Solano, O.P. (1544.02.29 – 1561)
  • Bishop Vincente de Valverde, O.P. (1537.01.08 – 1541.10.31)

Suffragan dioceses

• Diocese of Abancay
• Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla
• Territorial Prelature of Sicuani

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Peru

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website