The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
apostolic vicariate of the
Catholic Church
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is located in the
episcopal see
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of
Yurimaguas
Yurimaguas is a port town in the Loreto Region of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. Historically associated with the Mainas missions, the culturally diverse town is affectionately known as the "Pearl of the Huallaga" (''Perla del Huallaga''). Yuri ...
in
Peru
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History
On 27 February 1921
Pope Benedict XV
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established the
Prefecture Apostolic
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of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón from the
Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a
Vicariate Apostolic by
Pope Pius XI
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on 3 June 1936. It lost territory in 1946 when the
Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.
Bishops
Ordinaries
*Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri,
C.P. † (1921 – 30 August 1957)
*Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. † (31 August 1957 – 25 March 1972)
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Miguel Irízar Campos
Miguel Irízar Campos C.P. (7 May 1934 – 19 August 2018) was a Spanish-born Peruvian Roman Catholic bishop.
Irízar Campos was born in Ormaiztegi, Spain and was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicari ...
, C.P. † (25 March 1972 – 6 August 1989) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of
Callao
Callao () is a Peruvian seaside city and Regions of Peru, region on the Pacific Ocean in the Lima metropolitan area. Callao is Peru's chief seaport and home to its main airport, Jorge Chávez International Airport. Callao municipality consists o ...
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José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde
José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde C.P. (May 4, 1940 – January 20, 2017) was a Roman Catholic bishop.
Ordained to the priesthood in 1964, Astigarraga Lizarralde served as bishop of the Apostolic Vicarate of Yurimaguas, Peru, from 1992 until ...
, C.P. (26 November 1991 – 20 January 2017)
*
Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. (8 July 2020 - present)
Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic
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Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga
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* Gregorio Conrado Álvarez (1925–2016), Uruguayan army general and de facto President of Uruguay from 1981 until 1985
* Gregorio Álvarez (historian) (1889–1986), ...
, C.P. (1952-1957)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Peru
The Catholic Church in Peru is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope, the curia in Rome, and the Peruvian Episcopal Conference.
Catholics compose an estimated 74% of Peru's population. It has produced ...
Sources
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Christian organizations established in 1921
1921 establishments in Peru
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