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Apostolic Prefecture Of San Gabriel De La Dolorosa Del Marañón

The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church is located in the episcopal see of Yurimaguas in Peru.

History

On 27 February 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic by Pope Pius XI on 3 June 1936. It lost territory in 1946 when the Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

See also

Sources

  1. ^ "Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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