Territorial Prelature of Chota
| Territorial Prelature of Chota Praelatura Territorialis Chotensis | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Peru |
| Metropolitan | Piura |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,823 km2 (2,634 sq mi) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2004) 338,000 216,000 (93.5%) |
| Information | |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Víctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R. |
The Territorial Prelature of Chota (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Chotensis) is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature, an administrative division not within a diocese, located in the city of Chota in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.
History
- 7 April 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chota
Ordinaries
Prelates of Chota (Roman rite)
- Bishop Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. (April 7, 1963 – August 17, 1976)
- Bishop José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. (January 24, 1979 – October 27, 1992)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (December 7, 1993 – March 27, 2002), appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas
- Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (March 27, 2002 – October 12, 2004), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Bishop Fortunato Urcey, O.A.R. (October 15, 2005 – July 2, 2022)
- Bishop Víctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R. (July 2, 2022 – present)
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Chota is a territorial prelature of the Catholic Church.[1]
- Part of: Ecclesiastical Province of Piura