The Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Iacobus Apostolus Huancanensis) is a
Roman Catholic
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territorial prelature
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located in the city of
Huancané in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Arequipa in Peru.
History
On 3 April 2019, the Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané was established from the
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri and
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Juli
The Territorial Prelature of Juli ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Iuliensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature in the city of Juli in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.
History
On 3 August 1957, the Territorial Prelature of ...
.
Ordinaries
*
Prelates
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of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané (Roman rite)
**
Giovanni Cefai,
M.S.S.P. (3 April 2019 – present)
References
Catholic Hierarchy
Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Arequipa
Christian organizations established in 2019
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 21st century
Territorial prelatures
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