Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén in Peru

Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Peru o San Francisco Javier Vicariatus Apostolicus Giennensis in Peruvia
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Immediately exempt to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	32,572 km2 (12,576 sq mi)
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Current leadership
Bishop	Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori

The Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Peru or Vicariate Apostolic of San Francisco Javier (Latin: Vicariatus Apostolicus Giennensis in Peruvia) is a Latin Church apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Peru . Its cathedral is located in the episcopal see of Jaén, in Peru's Cajamarca province. It remains immediately exempt subject to the Holy See and not part of an ecclesiastical province.

History

• January 11, 1946: Established as Apostolic Prefecture of San Francisco Javier from the Diocese of Cajamarca, Diocese of Chachapoyas and Apostolic Vicariate of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón
• April 24, 1971: Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of San Francisco Javier
• November 22, 1980: Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Jaén en Perú

Bishops

Incumbent ordinaries, in reverse chronological order

Mostly Jesuits (denoted by the S.J. post-nominal)

Vicar Apostolics of Jaén en Perú

• Bishop Gilberto Alfredo Vizcarra Mori, S.J. (June 11, 2014 - )
• Bishop Santiago María García de la Rasilla (November 11, 2005 – June 11, 2014)
• Archbishop Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. (Apostolic Administrator July 17, 2004 – November 11, 2005)
• Bishop Pedro Ricardo Barreto Jimeno, S.J. (later Archbishop) (November 21, 2001 – July 17, 2004), appointed Archbishop of Huancayo
• Bishop José María Izuzquiza Herranz, S.J. (March 30, 1987 – November 21, 2001)
• Bishop Augusto Vargas Alzamora, S.J. (June 8, 1978 – August 23, 1985); future Cardinal

Vicars Apostolic of San Francisco Javier

• Bishop Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (April 24, 1971 – July 9, 1977), appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas

Prefects Apostolic of San Francisco Javier

• Fr. Antonio de Hornedo Correa, S.J. (later Bishop) (August 6, 1963 – April 24, 1971)
• Fr. Juan Albacete, S.J. (November 7, 1961 – December 4, 1962)
• Fr. José Oleaga Guerequiz, S.J. (October 23, 1959 – 1961)
• Fr. Ignacio García Martin, S.J. (July 11, 1946 - 1958)

Other priest of this vicariate who became bishop

• Ángel Francisco Simón Piorno, appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas in 1991

External links

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