Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba

Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba
Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambensis
Location
Country Peru
Metropolitan Arequipa
Statistics
Area 22,151 km2 (8,553 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
138,416
135,647 (98.0%)
Information
Rite Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop Rev. Fr. Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C., Bishop Prelate-elect of Chuquibamba (appointed by Pope Francis to succeed the retiring Bishop Prelate, Mario Busquets Jordá, on Monday, May 11, 2015)[1]

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

History

On 5 June 1962, the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba was established.

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