A catalyst has a carrier and a hydrogenation active
metal component supported on the carrier. The hydrogenation active
metal component contains at least one Group VIB
metal component and at least one Group VIII metal component, and the carrier is composed of
phosphorus-containing
alumina. When the hydrogenation catalyst is measured using a
hydrogen temperature programmed reduction method (H2-TPR), the ratio of the peak height of the low-temperature reduction peak, Plow-temp peak, at a temperature of 300-500° C. to the peak height of the high-temperature reduction peak, Phi-temp peak, at a temperature of 650-850° C., i.e. S=Plow-temp peak / Phi-temp peak, is 0.5-2.0; preferably 0.7-1.9, and more preferably 0.8-1.8. The hydrogenation catalyst shows excellent
heteroatom removal effect and excellent stability when used in hydrotreatment.