Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas

*Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones*
Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas; Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones
Location
Country	Peru
Statistics
Area	155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2010); 180,000; 132,000 (73.3%)
Parishes	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 July 1945 (78 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	Jose Javier Travieso Martin, C.M.F.
Bishops emeritus	Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M.

The Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones) Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the town of Indiana in Peru.

History

On 13 July 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 3 July 1955.^[2]^[3]

Bishops

Ordinaries

José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. † (4 Jan 1946 – 25 Dec 1968)
Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † (29 May 1969 – 17 Jan 1998)
Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. (17 Jan 1998 – 8 Aug 2011)
José Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F. (1 Nov 2014 - )

Auxiliary bishop

Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M. † (1967-1969), appointed Vicar Apostolic here

Sources

^ "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
^ "Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
^ "Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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[1] "Rinunce e nomine". Press.vatican.va. Retrieved 19 September 2015.

[hierarchy-2] "Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[GCatholic-3] "Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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History

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishop

See also

Sources