Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Yauyos

Territorial Prelature of Yauyos Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Lima
Statistics
Area	15,516 km² (5,991 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 214,523 208,088 (97.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Vicente Mártir
Current leadership
Bishop	Ricardo García García

The Territorial Prelature of Yauyos (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Yauyos in the Ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

On 12 April 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Yauyos was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Leadership

Prelates of Yauyos (Roman rite)
- Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea (April 12, 1957 – April 26, 1968)
- Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (April 26, 1968 – March 2, 1996)
- Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (March 15, 1997 – November 29, 2003)
- Ricardo García García (October 12, 2004 – Present)

References

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa	Archdiocese of Arequipa Diocese of Puno Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Prelature of Ayaviri Prelature of Chuquibamba Prelature of Juli

Province of Ayacucho	Archdiocese of Ayacucho Diocese of Huancavélica Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cuzco	Archdiocese of Cuzco Diocese of Abancay Prelature of Chuquibambilla Prelature of Sicuani

Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura	Archdiocese of Piura Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota

Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

Coordinates: 13°04′40″S 76°23′12″W / 13.07778°S 76.38667°W / -13.07778; -76.38667

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