Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba

Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba

Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambensis
Location
Country Peru
MetropolitanArequipa
Statistics
Area22,151 km2 (8,553 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2004)
138,416
135,647 (98.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
BishopJorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.[1]
Bishops emeritusMario Busquets Jordá

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

History

On 5 June 1962, the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba was established.

Ordinaries

  • Prelates of Chuquibamba (Roman rite)
    • Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. (5 June 1962 – February 1977)
    • Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. (12 August 1976 – 16 July 1986)
    • Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. (27 June 1977 – 27 June 1983)
    • Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. (29 February 1984 – 19 October 1999)
    • Mario Busquets Jordá (25 January 2001 – 11 May 2015)
    • Jorge Izaguirre Rafael, CSC (11 May 2015 – present)[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Pope Francis Appoints Fr. Izaguirre Bishop Prelate of Chuquibamba, Peru", Congregation of Holy Cross, May 12, 2015

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