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 of
Yurimaguas 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 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)
*
Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. † (25 March 1972 – 6 August 1989) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of
Callao
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José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, 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, C.P. (1952-1957)
See also
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Roman Catholicism in Peru
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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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