Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarma

Diocese of Tarma Dioecesis Tarmensis
Cathedral of St. Ann
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Huancayo
Statistics
Area	13,032 km² (5,032 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 614,795 522,575 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Santa Ana
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia

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

Bishops of Tarma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Richard Daniel Alarcón Urrutia (2001.06.13 – present)
- Archbishop Luis Abilio Sebastiani Aguirre, S.M. (1992.11.21 – 2001.06.13)
- Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1985.12.21 – 1988.11.29)
Prelates of Tarma (Roman rite)
- Bishop Lorenzo Unfried Gimpel, M.C.C.I. (1980.09.19 – 1985.12.21)
- Bishop Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.C.C.I. (1958.05.15 – 1980.07.24)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa	Archdiocese of Arequipa Diocese of Puno Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Prelature of Ayaviri Prelature of Chuquibamba Prelature of Juli

Province of Ayacucho	Archdiocese of Ayacucho Diocese of Huancavélica Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cusco	Archdiocese of Cusco Diocese of Abancay Prelature of Chuquibambilla Prelature of Sicuani

Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura	Archdiocese of Piura Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota

Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

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