The Territorial Prelature of Chota () is a Roman Catholic territorial prelature, an administrative division not within a diocese, located in the city of Chota in the ecclesiastical province of Piura in Peru.
History
- 7 April 1963: Established as Territorial Prelature of Chota
Ordinaries
Prelates of Chota (Roman rite)
- Bishop Florentino Armas Lerena, O.A.R. (April 7, 1963 â August 17, 1976)
- Bishop José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. (January 24, 1979 â October 27, 1992)
- Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros MartÃÂnez, O.A.R. (December 7, 1993 â March 27, 2002), appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas
- Bishop José Carmelo MartÃÂnez Lázaro, O.A.R. (March 27, 2002 â October 12, 2004), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
- Bishop Fortunato Urcey, O.A.R. (October 15, 2005 â July 2, 2022)
- Bishop VÃÂctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R. (July 2, 2022 â present)
References