Suffragan territorial prelature Chuquibambilla, Peru
Territorial Prelature of Chuquibambilla
Chuquibambillen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite territorial prelature in Peru's Apurimac Department, erected 26 April 1968 from the Diocese of Abancay and staffed largely by the Order of Saint Augustine. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Cusco, seated at the Cathedral of San Pedro in Chuquibambilla. The see has been vacant since 14 February 2024, when Bishop Edinson Farfan was transferred to Chiclayo and remained as apostolic administrator.
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- Established
- 1968
- Catholics
- 80,000
- Priests
- 14
- Territory
- 7,724 km²
Parishes and churches
1 listed church in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
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The bishop
- Bishop
- Edinson Edgardo Farfán Córdova
- Born
- 21 September 1974
- Birthplace
- Tambo Grande
- Institute
- ORDINE DI S. AGOSTINO (AGOSTINIANI)
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The cathedral
Cathedral of San Pedro, Chuquibambilla stands in Chuquibambilla, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
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History
Within the ecclesiastical province of Cuzco in Peru, the city of Chuquibambilla hosts this Roman Catholic territorial prelature (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Chuquibambillensis).