Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical provinceArequipa
Statistics
Area20,713 km2 (7,997 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2019)
  • 179,596
  • 152,656 (85.0%)
Information
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Current leadership
BishopFray Msgr. Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritusJuan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.
Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.
Website
www.prelaturaayaviri.org

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

History

On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the Diocese of Puno. On 3 April 2019 from its and the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Juli was established the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané

Ordinaries

  • Prelates of Ayaviri (Roman rite)
    • José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff, SS.CC. (30 July 1958 – 31 January 1971)
    • Louis Dalle SS.CC. (1970 - 1982)
    • Paco d'Alteroche (1982 - 1993)
    • Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (4 December 1991 – 18 February 2006)
    • Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (18 February 2006 – 7 April 2021)
    • Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. (6 January 2025 - Present)

References


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