Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa

The Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Pucallpaënsis) is a Latin Rite Roman Catholic Apostolic vicariate. It is exempt or directly subject to the Holy See, not being part of any ecclesiastical province.

Apostolic Vicariate of Pucallpa Apostolicus Vicariatus Pucallpaënsis
Location
Country	Peru
Metropolitan	Immediately subject to the Holy See
Statistics
Area	52,168 km^2 (20,142 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	538,000 (2010) 431,000 (2010)
Information
Rite	Latin Rite
Current leadership
Vicar Apostolic	Augusto Martín Quijano Rodríguez, S.D.B.
Bishops emeritus	Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B.

Its Cathedral episcopal see is Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción (dedicated to the Immaculate Conception), located in the city of Pucallpa in Coronel Portillo Province. It is the capital of that of the wider Ucayali region, in Peru's inland Amazon rainforest.

History

• Established on March 2, 1956 as Apostolic Vicariate (a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction type, entitled to a titular bishop) of Pucallpa, on territory split off from the suppressed Vicariate Apostolic of Ucayali (along with two other vicariates: Apostolic Vicariate of San Ramon and Vicariate Apostolic of Requena).

Ordinaries

Apostolic Vicars of Pucallpa

• Joseph Gustave Roland Prévost Godard, P.M.E. (November 11, 1956 – October 23, 1989), Titular Bishop of Ammædara (1956.11.11 – 2005.11.13); previously Apostolic Prefect of Lindong 林東 (China) (1946.11.28 – 1956.11.11)
• Juan Luis Martin Buisson, P.M.E. (October 23, 1989 – September 8, 2008), Titular Bishop of Aquæ in Numidia (1986.04.18 – ...); succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa (1986.04.18 – 1989.10.23)
• Gaetano Galbusera Fumagalli, S.D.B. (8 September 2008 – 31 July 2019), Titular Bishop of Mascula (18 July 2007 – ...); succeeding as former Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic of Pucallpa (18 July 2007 – 8 September 2008)

See also

• Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pucallpa

External links

• GCatholic.org, with titular incumbent biography links
• Catholic Hierarchy ^{[self-published]}