Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado
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The Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado is a Roman Catholic apostolic vicariate
located in the city of Puerto Maldonado
in Peru.
Apostolic vicariate
An apostolic vicariate is a form of territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church established in missionary regions and countries that do not have a diocese. It is essentially provisional, though it may last for a century or more...
located in the city of Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado
Puerto Maldonado is a city in Southeastern Peru in the Amazon forest west of the Bolivian border on the confluence of the Tambopata and Madre de Dios River, a tributary of the Amazon River. It is the capital of the Madre de Dios Region....
in Peru.
History
- January 5, 1900: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of San Domingo de Urubamba from the Diocese of Cusco
- July 4, 1913: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Urubamba y Madre de Dios
- March 10, 1949: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado
Leadership
- Vicar Apostolics of Puerto Maldonado (Roman rite)
- Bishop Francisco González Hernández, O.P. (February 2, 2008 – present)
- Bishop Juan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P. (April 26, 1980 – February 2, 2008)
- Bishop Javier Miguel Ariz Huarte, O.P. (May 27, 1959 – April 26, 1980)
- Bishop José María García Graín, O.P. (March 10, 1949 – May 27, 1959)
- Vicars Apostolic of Urubamba y Madre de Dios (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Enrique Alvarez González, O.P. (July 14, 1946 – June 2, 1948)
- Bishop Sabas Sarasola Esparza, O.P. (June 13, 1923 – February 29, 1944)
- Bishop Ramón Zubieta y Les, O.P. (July 4, 1913 – November 19, 1921)
- Prefects Apostolic of San Domingo de Urubamba (Roman Rite)
- Bishop Ramón Zubieta y Les, O.P. (1901 – July 4, 1913)