Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones
Location
CountryPeru
Statistics
Area155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
180,000
132,000 (73.3%)
Parishes11
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 July 1945 (78 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Vicar ApostolicJose Javier Travieso Martin,[1] C.M.F.
Bishops emeritusAlberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.

The Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones) Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the town of Indiana in Peru.

History[edit]

On 13 July 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 3 July 1955.[2][3]

Bishops[edit]

Ordinaries[edit]

  • José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. † (4 Jan 1946 – 25 Dec 1968)
  • Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † (29 May 1969 – 17 Jan 1998)
  • Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. (17 Jan 1998 – 8 Aug 2011)
  • José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. (1 Nov 2014 - )

Auxiliary bishop[edit]

See also[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.


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