Diocese of Abancay
Dioecesis Abancaiensis

Statistics
Country:	Peru
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	12,950 km² (5,001 square miles)
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	335,628 (2005) 310,628 (16.4%)
Parishes:	17
Diocesan Priests:	58
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Isidro Sala Ribera

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Abancay is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bishop. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Cuzco.

Gilberto Gómez González is auxiliary bishop of the diocese .

[edit] Ordinaries

• Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962-1967)
• Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968-1992)

[edit] External links

• Diocese of Abancay / catholic-hierarchy.com

See also: List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

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