Apostolic Vicariate of San José de Amazonas Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones | |
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Location | |
Country | Peru |
Statistics | |
Area | 155,000 km2 (60,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 180,000 132,000 (73.3%) |
Parishes | 11 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 July 1945 (78 years ago) |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | Jose Javier Travieso Martin, [1] C.M.F. |
Bishops emeritus | Alberto Campos Hernández, O.F.M. |
The Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas ( Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Iosephi de Amazones) Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the town of Indiana in Peru.
On 13 July 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of San José de Amazonas from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic on 3 July 1955. [2] [3]