Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas
Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows | |
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 252,000 216,000 (85.7%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 February 1921 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Virgen de la Nieves |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic elect | Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. |
The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas (
Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church is located in the episcopal see of Yurimaguas in Peru
.
History
On 27 February 1921
Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.[1][2]
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. † (1921 – 30 August 1957)
- Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. † (31 August 1957 – 25 March 1972)
- Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. † (25 March 1972 – 6 August 1989) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Callao
- José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P. (26 November 1991 – 20 January 2017)
- Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. (8 July 2020 - present)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
- Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. (1952-1957)
See also
- Roman Catholicism in Peru
Sources
- ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
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