The Diocese of Abancay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the 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 in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuzco. Gilberto Gómez González has been the bishop of the diocese since 2009. Bishops Ordinaries Alcides Mendoza Castro (1962–1967), appointed Archbishop (personal title) of Peru, Military Enrique Pélach y Feliú (1968–1992) Isidro Sala Ribera (1992–2009) Gilberto Gómez González (2009– ) Coadjutor bishop Isidro Sala Ribera (1990-1992) Auxiliary bishops Alcides Mendoza Castro (1958-1962), appointed Bishop here Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1983-1986), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cuzco Isidro Sala Ribera (1986-1990), appointed Coadjutor here Gilberto Gómez González (2001-2009), appointed Bishop here Other priest of this diocese who became bishop Gabino Miranda Melgarejo, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ayacucho o Huamanga in 2004 Sources Diocese of Abancay / catholic-hierarchy.com See also List of Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cuzco Abancay Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century 1958 establishments in Peru