Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Territorial Prelature in Peru

Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis

Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Arequipa
Statistics
Area	20,713 km (7,997 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2019) 179,596 152,656 (85.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Sede vacante
Bishops emeritus	Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.
Website
www.prelaturaayaviri.org

The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Ayaviri in the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.

History

On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the Diocese of Puno. On 3 April 2019 from its and the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Juli was established the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané

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Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma
Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos
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Sui iuris jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas
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