Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané
Sancti Iacobi Apostoli de Huancané
Suffragan territorial prelature · Latin Church · Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, Peru
Latin rite territorial prelature on the Peruvian altiplano, erected 3 April 2019 from the Territorial Prelatures of Ayaviri and Juli, one of the newest jurisdictions in Peru. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Arequipa, seated at the Santiago Apostol Cathedral in Huancane.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan territorial prelature
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 April 2019
- Latin
- Sancti Iacobi Apostoli de Huancané
- Annuario code
- 001005092
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 170,415
- Population
- 200,489
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 85.0%
- Priests
- 20
- Catholics per priest
- 8,521
- Extent
- 18,881 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 9.0
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Giovanni Cefai, M.S.S.P.
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Santiago Apostol Cathedral, Huancane stands in Santiago Apóstol de Huancané, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Arequipa
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Arequipa.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of ArequipaArequipa
- Diocese of AyaviriAyaviri
- Diocese of PunoPuno
- Diocese of Tacna y MoqueguaTacna y Moquegua
- Territorial Prelature of ChuquibambaChuquibamba
- Territorial Prelature of JuliJuli
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Based in the city of Huancané and forming part of the ecclesiastical province of Arequipa in Peru, the Territorial Prelature of Santiago Apóstol de Huancané is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature whose Latin name is Praelatura Territorialis Iacobus Apostolus Huancanensis.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.