Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

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Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical provinceArequipa
Statistics
Area20,713 km2 (7,997 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2019)
179,596
152,656 (85.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
BishopSede vacante
Bishops emeritusJuan Godayol Colom, S.D.B.
, 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 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)

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