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Apostolic vicariate Puerto Maldonado, Peru

Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado

Portus Maldonadi

Latin rite apostolic vicariate covering a vast swath of Peru's southeastern Amazon, established 5 January 1900 as the Apostolic Prefecture of Santo Domingo de Urubamba from the Diocese of Cusco, promoted to apostolic vicariate in 1913 and renamed Puerto Maldonado in 1949. It spans roughly 156,000 square kilometers of rainforest territory.

On the map

Esri
Puerto Maldonado, Peru, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1900
Catholics
217,000
Priests
42
Territory
156,000 km²

Parishes and churches

26 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Vicar Apostolic
David Martinez de Aguirre Guinea, O.P.
Born
10 January 1970
Birthplace
Vitoria-Gasteiz
Institute
FRATI PREDICATORI (DOMENICANI) (O.P.)

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The cathedral

Catedral de Nuestra Señora del Rosario stands in Puerto Maldonado, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Peru, the Apostolic Vicariate of Puerto Maldonado carries the Latin name Vicariatus Apostolicus Portus Maldonadi, and its cathedra is found in the episcopal see of Puerto Maldonado.