Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba

The Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Moyobambensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Moyobamba in the Ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba

Praelatura Territorialis Moyobambensis
Location
CountryPeru
MetropolitanTrujillo
Statistics
Area45,775 km2 (17,674 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2004)
692,232
553,785 (80.0%)
Information
RiteLatin Rite
Current leadership
BishopRafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea

History
  • March 7, 1948: Established as Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba from the Diocese of Chachapoyas

Bishops
  • Prelates of Moyobamba (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
    • Bishop Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (July 21, 2007 – Present)
    • Bishop José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. (June 6, 2000 – July 21, 2007)
    • Bishop Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. (August 25, 1967 – June 6, 2000)
    • Bishop Martin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. (January 15, 1949 – December 30, 1966)

Coadjutor prelates
  • José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. (1998-2000)
  • Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (2006-2007)

References


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