Apostolic Vicariate of Yurimaguas
The Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas in the Catholic Church is located in the town of Yurimaguas in Peru.History
On 27 February 1921 Pope Benedict XV established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón from the Vicariate Apostolic of San León del Amazonas. The prefecture was elevated to a Vicariate Apostolic by Pope Pius XI on 3 June 1936. It lost territory in 1946 when the Prefecture Apostolic of San Francisco Javier was established. The vicariate's name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Yurimaguas on 10 November 1960.Bishops
Ordinaries
- Atanasio Celestino Jáuregui y Goiri, C.P. †
- Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P. †
- Miguel Irízar Campos, C.P. † Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Callao
- José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, C.P.
- Jesús María Aristín Seco, C.P.
- Gregorio Elias Olazar Muruaga, C.P.
