Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba

The Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba () is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature located in the city of Moyobamba in the ecclesiastical province of Trujillo in Peru.

History

• March 7, 1948: Established as Territorial Prelature of Moyobamba from the Diocese of Chachapoyas

Bishops

• Prelates of Moyobamba (Roman rite), in reverse chronological order
• Bishop Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (July 21, 2007 – Present)
• Bishop José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. (June 6, 2000 – July 21, 2007)
• Bishop Venancio Celestino Orbe Uriarte, C.P. (August 25, 1967 – June 6, 2000)
• Bishop Martin Fulgencio Elorza Legaristi, C.P. (January 15, 1949 – December 30, 1966)

Coadjutor prelates

• José Ramón Santos Iztueta Mendizábal, C.P. (1998-2000)
• Rafael Alfonso Escudero López-Brea (2006-2007)

References

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Prelature website (Spanish)