Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas
Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones
Location
Country Peru
Statistics
Area 155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
180,000
132,000 (73.3%)
Parishes 11
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 13 July 1945 (73 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Jose Javier Travieso Martin, C.M.F. (To be installed)[1]
Emeritus Bishops Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.

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

History

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]

Ordinaries

  • 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)

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  2. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  3. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.


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