Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos
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Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos
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| Country | Peru |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Julián García Centeno OSA |
| surface | 100,041 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 1,159,578 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 993,842 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 85.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 17 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 18 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 28,395 |
| Friars | 28 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 64 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Juan Bautista |
| address | Calle Putumayo 302 Apartado 108 Iquitos, Peru |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos ( lat. : Apostolicus Vicariatus iquitosensis ) is in Peru located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Iquitos .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos was established on February 5, 1900 from the cession of territory by the Diocese of Chachapoyas as the Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas . On February 22, 1921, the Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate.
On August 1, 1945, the name of the Vicariate Apostolic San León del Amazonas was changed to Vicariate Apostolic Iquitos .
The Apostolic Vicariate gave up parts of its territory several times in its history to establish new Apostolic Prefectures.
Ordinaries of Iquitos
Apostolic Prefects
- Paulino Díaz , 1902-1911
- Pedro Prat OSA , 1911-1913
- Rufino Santos , 1914-1916
Vicars Apostolic
- Sotero Redondo Herrero OSA, June 16, 1921-24. February 1935
- José García Pulgar OSA, August 21, 1941–31. January 1954
- Ángel Rodríguez Gamoneda OSA, May 8, 1955-12. June 1967
- Gabino Peral de la Torre OSA, June 12, 1967-5. January 1991
- Julián García Centeno OSA, January 5, 1991–2. February 2011
- Miguel Olaortúa Laspra OSA, February 2, 2011–1. November 2019
- Sedis vacancy , since November 1, 2019
The Apostolic Administrator during the vacancy is Fr. Miguel Fuertes Prieto OSA.
See also
Web links
- Entry on Vicariate Apostolic Iquitos on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on November 2, 2019.
Footnotes
- ↑ Resolución Suprema Nº 249-2019-JUS , accessed on February 18, 2020.