Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

The Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis) is a Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Ayaviri in the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru.

Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Arequipa
Statistics
Area	20,713 km2 (7,997 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2019) 179,596 152,656 (85.0%)
Information
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Fray Msgr. Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus	Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.
Website
www.prelaturaayaviri.org

History

On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the Diocese of Puno. On 3 April 2019 from its and the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Juli was established the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané

Ordinaries

• Prelates of Ayaviri (Roman rite)
  • José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff, SS.CC. (30 July 1958 – 31 January 1971)
  • Louis Dalle SS.CC. (1970 - 1982)
  • Paco d'Alteroche (1982 - 1993)
  • Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (4 December 1991 – 18 February 2006)
  • Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (18 February 2006 – 7 April 2021)
  • Benigno Condori Chuchi, O.F.M. (6 January 2025 - Present)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website (in Spanish)