Apostolic Vicariate of Requena

Requena, Loreto

Apostolic Vicariate of Requena Apostolicus Vicariatus Requenaënsis
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	82,000 km2 (32,000 sq mi)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2022) 166,000 146,000 (88.0%)
Parishes	8
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 March 1956
Secular priests	7 (2 Diocesan, 5 Religious Orders)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Vicar Apostolic	Alejandro Adolfo Wiesse León, O.F.M.
Bishops emeritus	Juan Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M.

The Apostolic Vicariate of Requena (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Requenaënsis) is a Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church located in the episcopal see of Requena in Peru.

History

• 2 March 1956: Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Requena from the suppressed Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali (along with two other vicariates: Vicariate Apostolic of Pucallpa and Vicariate Apostolic of San Ramon).

Bishops

Vicars Apostolic of Requena, in reverse chronological order

• Alejandro Adolfo Wiesse León, O.F.M. (4 Jun 2022 – Present)
• Juan Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (30 Jul 2005 – 4 Jun 2022), resigned
• Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. (15 May 1987 – 30 Jul 2005), resigned
• Odorico Leovigildo Sáiz Pérez, O.F.M. (26 Nov 1973 – 15 May 1987), retired
• Valeriano Ludovico Arroyo Paniego, O.F.M. (26 Jan 1957 – 26 Nov 1973), retired

Coadjutor vicar apostolic

• Juan Tomás Oliver Climent, O.F.M. (2004-2005)

Auxiliary bishop

• Victor de la Peña Pérez, O.F.M. (1982-1987), appointed Vicar Apostolic here

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Apostolic Vicariate of Requena is a apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}