Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho
Archdiocese of Ayacucho Archidioecesis Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis | |
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Cathedral of Ayacucho | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 26,777 km2 (10,339 sq mi) |
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| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica Santa María |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Salvador Piñeiro |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisdeayacucho.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga (Latin: Ayacuquensis o Huamangensis) is an archdiocese in the south-central Andes of Peru that was erected in the early 17th century, promoted to a metropolitan archdiocese in 1966 and covers the city of Ayacucho. Its archbishop—Archbishop Salvador Piñeiro García-Calderón has been leading the Archdiocese since 2011—is also the ecclesiastical provincial for the Diocese of Huancavelica and the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí.