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Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Peru From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Pucallpaënsis) is a Latin Church Apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Peru. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province.
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Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa Apostolicus Vicariatus Pucallpaënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Metropolitan | Immediately exempt to the Holy See |
Statistics | |
Area | 52,168 km2 (20,142 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | 538,000 (2010) 431,000 (2010) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Current leadership | |
Vicar Apostolic | Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B. |
Bishops emeritus | Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. |
Its cathedral is Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (dedicated to the Immaculate Conception), located in the episcopal see of Pucallpa in Coronel Portillo Province. It is the capital of that of the wider Ucayali region, in Peru's inland Amazon rainforest.
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