Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí
# Roman Catholic Diocese of Huarí

The Diocese of Huarí (Latin: Dioecesis Huariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru. Erected as a Territorial Prelature in 1958, elevation to a full diocese occurred in April 2008. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Trujillo.

## History

On 15 May 1958 Pope Pius XII established the Territorial Prelature of Huarí with territory taken from the Huánuco and the Diocese of Huaraz. It was elevated to a diocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 2 April 2008.

## Bishops

### Ordinaries

* Marco Libardoni, O.S.I. † (15 May 1958 – 25 Oct 1966)
* Dante Frasnelli Tarter, O.S.I. † (3 Aug 1967 – 13 Jun 2001)
* Antonio Santarsiero Rosa, O.S.I. (13 Jun 2001 – 4 Feb 2004) Appointed, Bishop of Huacho
* Ivo Baldi Gaburri † (4 Feb 2004 – 11 Jun 2021)

### Auxiliary bishop

* Giorgio Barbetta (2019-)
