Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru

Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones

Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	155,000 km (60,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 180,000 132,000 (73.3%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 July 1945 (79 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	Jose Javier Travieso Martin, C.M.F.
Bishops emeritus	Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.

The Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones) Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the town of Indiana in Peru.

History

On 13 July 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 3 July 1955.

Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † (1967-1969), appointed Vicar Apostolic here

"Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
"Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
"Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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