Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Caravelí

Territorial Prelature of Caravelí
Praelatura Territorialis Caraveliensis
Location
Country Peru
Ecclesiastical province Ayacucho
Statistics
Area 29,229 km2 (11,285 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
115,000
105,000 (91.3%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop sede vacante (vacant see); Bishop Juan Carlos Vera Plasencia, M.S.C., the outgoing Bishop, was named Bishop-designate of the Military Ordinariate of Peru on Wednesday, 16 July 2014, by Pope Francis

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

History

The Territorial Prelature of Caravelí was established on 14 December 1996 from the Metropolitan Diocese of Ayacucho and Metropolitan Diocese of Arequipa.

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