Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri

Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri Praelatura Territorialis Ayaviriensis
Location
Country	Peru
Ecclesiastical province	Puno
Statistics
Area	32,083 km² (12,387 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 179,300 175,800 (98.0%)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V.
Website
www.prelaturaayaviri.org

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

History

On 30 July 1958, the Territorial Prelature of Ayaviri was established from the Diocese of Puno.

Prelates of Ayaviri (Roman rite)
- José Juan Luciano Carlos Metzinger Greff, SS.CC. (30 July 1958 – 31 January 1971)
- Juan Godayol Colom, S.D.B. (4 December 1991 – 18 February 2006)
- Kay Martin Schmalhausen Panizo, S.C.V. (18 February 2006 – present)

Roman Catholic dioceses in Peru

Province of Arequipa	Archdiocese of Arequipa Diocese of Puno Diocese of Tacna y Moquegua Prelature of Ayaviri Prelature of Chuquibamba Prelature of Juli

Province of Ayacucho	Archdiocese of Ayacucho Diocese of Huancavélica Prelature of Caravelí

Province of Cusco	Archdiocese of Cusco Diocese of Abancay Prelature of Chuquibambilla Prelature of Sicuani

Province of Huancayo	Archdiocese of Huancayo Diocese of Huánuco Diocese of Tarma

Province of Lima	Archdiocese of Lima Diocese of Callao Diocese of Carabayllo Diocese of Chosica Diocese of Huacho Diocese of Ica Diocese of Lurín Prelature of Yauyos

Province of Piura	Archdiocese of Piura Diocese of Chachapoyas Diocese of Chiclayo Diocese of Chulucanas Prelature of Chota

Province of Trujillo	Archdiocese of Trujillo Diocese of Cajamarca Diocese of Chimbote Diocese of Huaraz Diocese of Huarí Prelature of Huamachuco Prelature of Moyobamba

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Peru Vicariate Apostolic of Iquitos Vicariate Apostolic of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa Vicariate Apostolic of Puerto Maldonado Vicariate Apostolic of Requena Vicariate Apostolic of San José de Amazonas Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramón Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas

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