The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Latin: Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Ayacucho in Peru.^[1][2]

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Archdiocese of Ayacucho Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis
Cathedral of Ayacucho
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	26,777 km2 (10,339 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 511,000 297,000 (58.1%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral Basílica Santa María
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Salvador Piñeiro
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesisdeayacucho.org

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In 2013, Gabino Miranda Melgarejo was laicized after resigning as auxiliary bishop earlier in the year.^[3]

• 20 July 1609: Established as Diocese of Huamanga from the Diocese of Cusco, suffragan of the archdioceses of Lima^[4]
• 1838: Seat of the diocese transferred to Ayacucho
• 30 June 1966: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ayacucho

• Diocese of Huancavélica
• Territorial Prelature of Caravelí

• Roman Catholicism in Peru
• Peruvian Episcopal Conference

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine