| Territorial Prelature of Yauyos Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Ecclesiastical province | Lima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 15,516 km (5,991 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 214,523 208,088 (97.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral San Vicente Mártir |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Ricardo García García |
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.
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
- Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1991-1997), appointed Prelate here
Other priest of this prelature who became bishop
- José María Ortega Trinidad, appointed Prelate of Juli in 2006
References
| Catholic dioceses in Peru | |
|---|---|
| Province of Arequipa | |
| Province of Ayacucho | |
| Province of Cusco | |
| Province of Huancayo | |
| Province of Lima | |
| Province of Piura | |
| Province of Trujillo | |
| Sui iuris jurisdictions |
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