The Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Chuquibamba in the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.
Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Peru |
| Metropolitan | Arequipa |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,151 km2 (8,553 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 138,416 135,647 (98.0%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jorge Enrique Izaguirre Rafael, C.S.C.[1] |
| Bishops emeritus | Mario Busquets Jordá |
History edit
On 5 June 1962, the Territorial Prelature of Chuquibamba was established.
Ordinaries edit
- Prelates of Chuquibamba (Roman rite)
- Redento Maria Gauci, O. Carm. (5 June 1962 – February 1977)
- Lorenzo Miccheli Filippetti, O.S.A. (12 August 1976 – 16 July 1986)
- Luis Baldo Riva, C.Ss.R. (27 June 1977 – 27 June 1983)
- Felipe María Zalba Elizalde, O.P. (29 February 1984 – 19 October 1999)
- Mario Busquets Jordá (25 January 2001 – 11 May 2015)
- Jorge Izaguirre Rafael, CSC (11 May 2015 – present)[1]
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