Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Puno
Statistics
Area	32,083 km2 (12,387 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 179,300 175,800 (98.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.
Website
www.prelaturaayaviri.org

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

History

On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the Diocese of Puno.

Ordinaries

• Prelates of Ayaviri (Roman rite)
  • José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff, SS.CC. (30 July 1958 – 31 January 1971)
  • Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (4 December 1991 – 18 February 2006)
  • Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (18 February 2006 – present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website (in Spanish)