Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas, Peru

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Apostolic Vicariate

Name: Yurimaguas / Yurimaguaën(sis) (Latin)

Immediately subject to the Holy See

Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation

Celebrations

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History

1921.02.27: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón / Sancto Gabriele a Virgine Perdolente de Marañón (Latin) (from Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas)
1936.06.03: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón / Sancto Gabriele a Virgine Perdolente de Marañón (Latin)
1946.01.11: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier
1960.11.10: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas / Yurimaguaën(sis) (Latin)

Present Prelates

Vicar Apostolic (2020.07.08 – ...):

Bishop Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. (68)

Ordinaries

Vicars Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. (68)
(2020.07.08 – ...)

Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru)

Enviado a evangelizar y servir

Born:	1954.12.25 (Santa Cecilia del Alcor, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1979.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.12.08

Apostolic Administrator of Yurimaguas (Peru) (2016.12.17 – 2020.07.08)

Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru) (2020.07.08 – ...)

Fr. Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P. (68) (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2016.12.17 – 2020.07.08)

Bishop José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P.
(1991.11.26 – 2016.12.17)

Born:	1940.05.04 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1964.02.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.02.29
Died:	2017.01.20 († 76)

Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru) (1991.11.26 – 2016.12.17)

Titular Bishop of Buleliana (1991.11.26 – 2017.01.20)

Bishop Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P.
(1972.03.25 – 1989.08.06)

Born:	1934.05.07 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1957.03.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1972.07.25
Died:	2018.08.19 († 84)

Titular Bishop of Helos (1972.03.25 – 1989.08.06)

Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru) (1972.03.25 – 1989.08.06)

Coadjutor Bishop of Callao (Peru) (1989.08.06 – 1995.08.17)

Bishop of Callao (Peru) (1995.08.17 – 2011.12.12)

Bishop Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P.
(1960.11.10 – 1972.03.25)

Born:	1912.12.24 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1935.09.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.04.12
Died:	1976.02.26 († 63)

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Peru) (1952.12.11 – 1957.08.31)

Titular Bishop of Prusa (1952.12.11 – 1976.02.26)

Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Peru) (1957.08.31 – 1960.11.10)

Vicar Apostolic of Yurimaguas (Peru) (1960.11.10 – 1972.03.25)

Vicars Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P.
(1957.08.31 – 1960.11.10)

(see above)

Bishop Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P.
(1936.06.03 – 1957.08.30)

Born:	1877.04.06 (Peru)
Ordained Priest:	1901.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1936.08.16
Died:	1957.08.30 († 80)

Prefect Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Peru) (1921 – 1936.06.03)

Titular Bishop of Mossyna (1936.06.03 – 1957.08.30)

Vicar Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Peru) (1936.06.03 – 1957.08.30)

Prefects Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón (Roman Rite)

Fr. Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. (later Bishop)
(1921 – 1936.06.03)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic: Bishop Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. (1952.12.11 – 1957.08.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Virgen de la Nieves, Yurimaguas, Loreto

Moyobamba (←), Chachapoyas (←), Méndez (↖), Chota (↖), Iquitos (→), Requena (↘)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 72,000 km²

Population: 283,360 Catholics (67.1% of 422,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 23 parishes, 27 missions

Personnel: 27 priests (15 diocesan, 12 religious), 7 deacons, 89 religious (22 brothers, 67 sisters), 8 seminarians