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Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

Vicariatus Apostolicus Yurimaguaënsis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Name Changed: 10 November 1960
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Peru
  • Square Kilometers: 72,000 (27,810 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curial Vicarial, c/Bolivar 208, Yurimaguas, Loreto, Peru
  • Telephone: (65)35.21.28

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
27 February 1921ErectedVicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas (Regions around the Marañon River) Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
3 June 1936ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
11 January 1946Territory LostDiocese of Cajamarca
Diocese of Chachapoyas
Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier (erected)
12 June 1958Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Moyobamba (Euibayoc, Navarro, Pelejo, and Pongo) Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas
10 November 1960Name ChangedVicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
195020,13030,00067.1%15151,34218108ap1951
Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas
196655,00060,00091.7%16163,437328ap1967
197052,00056,00092.9%18182,88821328ap1971
197675,00085,00088.2%12126,250154211ap1977
198079,11687,30090.6%1898,790103712ap1981
1990125,000140,00089.3%211139,615175823ap1991
1999185,820215,07286.4%471116,892135819ap2000
2000188,300219,32085.9%471117,1182135419ap2001
2001188,900220,00085.9%481215,741155419ap2002
2002190,000222,00085.6%891711,176135919ap2003
2003193,000225,00085.8%8101810,722145919ap2004
2004201,500235,00085.7%6101612,593145919ap2005
2010216,000252,00085.7%9112010,800195123ap2011
2014237,000264,00089.8%10102011,850185225ap2015
2017265,000394,00067.3%11142510,600215221ap2018
2020270,000405,00066.7%1414289,6425236721ap2021
2022283,360422,00067.1%15122710,4947226723ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 13, Page 295, and Page 296
  • Vicariate Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 28, Page 463, and Page 464
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 37, and Page 38

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