The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis) is a
Roman Catholic
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territorial prelature
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located in the city of
Ayaviri in the
Ecclesiastical province
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of
Arequipa
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in Peru.
History
On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the
Diocese of Puno
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Puno ( la, Puniensis) is a diocese located in the city of Puno in the Ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.
History
*7 October 1861: Established as Diocese of Puno from the Diocese of Cusco
Leadership
* B ...
.
On 3 April 2019 from its and the
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 ...
was established the
Ordinaries
*
Prelates
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of Ayaviri (Roman rite)
**José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff,
SS.CC. (30 July 1958 – 31 January 1971)
**Louis Dalle
SS.CC. (1970 - 1982)
**Paco d'Alteroche (1982 - 1993)
**Juan Godayol Colom,
S.D.B. (4 December 1991 – 18 February 2006)
**Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo,
S.C.V. (18 February 2006 – 7 April 2021)
References
GCatholic.orgPrelature website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Arequipa
Christian organizations established in 1958
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
Territorial prelatures
1958 establishments in Peru
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