Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Chota explained
| Jurisdiction: | Territorial Prelature |
| Chota |
| Latin: | Praelatura Territorialis Chotensis |
| Country: |  Peru |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Area Km2: | 6,823 |
| Population: | 338,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 216,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 93.5 |
The Territorial Prelature of Chota (la|Praelatura Territorialis Chotensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature, an administrative division not within a diocese, located in the city of Chota in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.
History
- 7 April 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chota
Ordinaries
Prelates of Chota (Roman rite)
- Bishop Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. (April 7, 1963 – August 17, 1976)
- Bishop José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. (January 24, 1979 – October 27, 1992)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (December 7, 1993 – March 27, 2002), appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas
- Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (March 27, 2002 – October 12, 2004), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Bishop Fortunato Urcey, O.A.R. (October 15, 2005 – July 2, 2022)
- Bishop Víctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R. (July 2, 2022 – present)
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