Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Yauyos

The Territorial Prelature of Yauyos (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Yauyos in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

Territorial Prelature of Yauyos

Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis
Location
CountryPeru
Ecclesiastical provinceLima
Statistics
Area15,516 km2 (5,991 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
214,523
208,088 (97.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
CathedralCatedral San Vicente Mártir
Current leadership
BishopRicardo García García

History
  • On 12 April 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Yauyos was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries
  • Prelates of Yauyos (Roman rite)
    • Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea (April 12, 1957 – April 26, 1968), appointed Bishop of Chiclayo
    • Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (April 26, 1968 – March 2, 1996), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
    • Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (March 15, 1997 – November 29, 2003), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
    • Ricardo García García (October 12, 2004 – Present)

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this prelature who became bishop
  • José María Ortega Trinidad, appointed Prelate of Juli in 2006

References


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