Continent: South America
Rite: Roman (Latin)
Type: Apostolic Vicariate
Name: San José de Amazonas / Sancti Iosephi de Amazones (Latin)
Immediately subject to the Holy See
Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelisation
Vicar Apostolic (2014.11.01 – ...): | ![]() Titular Bishop of Tubusuptu |
Vicars Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Vicar Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Peru)
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Bishop Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A. | ||||||||||
Titular Bishop of Vicus Augusti
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Bishop Lorenzo Rodolfo Guibord Lévesque, O.F.M.
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Bishop José Damase Laberge, O.F.M.
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Prefects Apostolic of San José de Amazonas (Roman Rite) | ||||||||||
Fr. José Damase Laberge, O.F.M. (later Bishop) (see above) |
Area: 150,247 km²
Population: 149,400 Catholics (73.1% of 204,370 total) (2020)
Statistics: 11 parishes, 11 priests (7 diocesan, 4 religious), 33 lay religious (5 brothers, 28 sisters), 6 seminarians (2020)
Patron Saint: San José (March 19)
Last updated on 2023.04.13
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