Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos

Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos Vicariatus Apostolicus Iquitosensis
Cathedral of St. John the Baptist
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	100,042 km2 (38,626 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 951,400 770,200 (81.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	13 July 1945 (76 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San Juan Bautista
Current leadership
Bishop	Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A.
Bishops emeritus	Julián García Centeno, O.S.A.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos (originally Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas) (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Iquitosensis) is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate (pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction) in Amazonian northern Peru.

It is exempt (i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province) and has its cathedral episcopal see, the Catedral San Juan Bautista (St. John the Baptist), in the city of Iquitos.

History[]

• Established on 5 February 1900 as the Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas on territory split off from the Amazonian Peruvian Diocese of Chachapoyas. In June, 1904, Bernardo Calle, the lay brother Miguel Vilajoli, and more than 70 Christians were murdered at a then recently erected mission station, Huabico, in Upper Maranon and the station itself was destroyed.
• Promoted on 22 February 1921 as Apostolic Vicariate (since entitled to a titular bishop) of San León del Amazonas
• Lost territory twice: on 27 February 1921 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón and on 13 July 1945 again to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of San José de Amazonas
• Renamed on 1 August 1945 as Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos (after its see)
• Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in February 1985.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

All Latin (Roman rite), mostly missionary members of the Augustinians (O.S.A.)

Apostolic Prefects of San León del Amazonas

• Fr. (1902–1911)
• Fr. , (O.S.A.) (1911–1913)
• Fr. Rufino Santos (1914–1916)
• Fr. Sotero Redondo Herrero, O.S.A. (November 1915 – 22 February 1921 see below)

Apostolic Vicars of San León del Amazonas

• , O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Arycanda (see above 22 February 1921 – 24 February 1935)
• Rosino Ramos (1935–1938)
• Apostolic Administrator Claudio Bravo Moran (1938–1941)

Apostolic Vicars of Iquitos

• , O.S.A. (21 August 1941 – 31 January 1954); Titular Bishop of (1938.01.08 – 1941.08.21, but not possessed), then Titular Bishop of Botrys (1941.08.21 – 1954.01.31)
• , O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Gazera (8 May 1955 – 12 June 1967)
• , O.S.A., Titular Bishop of (12 June 1967 – 5 January 1991); previously Coadjutor Apostolic Vicar here 1965.10.14 – 1967.06.12)
• , O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Girus (5 January 1991 – 2 February 2011); previously Auxiliary Bishop here (1989.06.19 – 1991.01.05)
• Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. (2 February 2011 – 1 November 2019)
• , O.S.A. (15 May 2021 – present)

Coadjutor vicar apostolic[]

• , O.S.A. (1965-1967)

Auxiliary bishop[]

• , O.S.A. (1989-1991), appointed Apostolic Vicar here

References[]

External links[]

• GCatholic.org, with incumbent biography links
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}

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