Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Yauyos explained

Jurisdiction:	Territorial Prelature
Yauyos
Latin:	Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis
Country:	Peru
Rite:	Latin Rite
Cathedral:	Catedral San Vicente Mártir
Area Km2:	15,516
Population:	214,523
Population As Of:	2004
Catholics:	208,088
Catholics Percent:	97.0

The Territorial Prelature of Yauyos (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Yauyos in the ecclesiastical province of Lima in Peru.

History

• On 12 April 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Yauyos was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Bishops

Ordinaries

• Prelates of Yauyos (Roman rite)
  • Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea (April 12, 1957 – April 26, 1968), appointed Bishop of Chiclayo
  • Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (April 26, 1968 – March 2, 1996), appointed Archbishop of Arequipa
  • Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (March 15, 1997 – November 29, 2003), appointed Archbishop of Cuzco
  • Ricardo García García (October 12, 2004 – Present)

Auxiliary bishop

• Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (1991-1997), appointed Prelate here

Other priest of this prelature who became bishop

• José María Ortega Trinidad, appointed Prelate of Juli in 2006

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website (Spanish)

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