Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Yauyos

Territorial Prelature of Yauyos Praelatura Territorialis Yauyosensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Lima
Statistics
Area	15,516 km² (5,991 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 214,523 208,088 (97.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Cathedral	Catedral San Vicente Mártir
Current leadership
Bishop	Ricardo García García

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

History

On 12 April 1957, the Territorial Prelature of Yauyos was established from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Lima

Prelates of Yauyos (Roman rite)
- Ignacio María de Orbegozo y Goicoechea (April 12, 1957 – April 26, 1968)
- Luis Sánchez-Moreno Lira (April 26, 1968 – March 2, 1996)
- Juan Antonio Ugarte Pérez (March 15, 1997 – November 29, 2003)
- Ricardo García García (October 12, 2004 – Present)

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