The Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambillensis) is a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

territorial prelature A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, particularly belonging or connected to a country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually either the total area from which a state may extract power resources or an ...

located in the city of

Chuquibambilla Chuquibambilla is a town in southern Peru, capital of the province Grau in the region Apurímac. The city is the seat of the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla. History In 1928, the town was the site of hostile activity by ''abigeos' ...

in the

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Cuzco Cusco, often spelled Cuzco (; qu, Qusqu ()), is a city in Southeastern Peru near the Urubamba Valley of the Andes mountain range. It is the capital of the Cusco Region and of the Cusco Province. The city is the seventh most populous in Peru; ...

in Peru.

History

* On April 26, 1968, the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla was established from the

Diocese of Abancay The Diocese of Abancay is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church in Peru. It was erected on April 28, 1958 from the territory of the Archdiocese of Cuzco with Alcides Mendoza Castro being made its first bish ...

Ordinaries

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of Chuquibambilla (Roman rite) **Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. (August 12, 1976 – July 16, 1986) **Domenico Berni Leonardi, O.S.A. (March 29, 1989 – April 24, 2018) **Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova, O.S.A. (April 24, 2018 – December 7, 2019), Apostolic Administrator; (December 7, 2019 – present)

References

GCatholic.org

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