The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church is located in the episcopal seeofYurimaguasinPeru.
Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas
Apostolicus Vicariatus Yurimaguaënsis
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Cathedral of Our Lady of the Snows
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| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 70,000 km2 (27,000 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 252,000 216,000 (85.7%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 February 1921 (103 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Virgen de la Nieves |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Vicar Apostolic elect | Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. |
On 27 February 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate ApostolicbyPope Pius XI on 3 June 1936. It lost territory in 1946 when the Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.[1][2]
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