Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos

The Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos, originally Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas, is a Latin Church pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction apostolic vicariate of the Catholic Church in Amazonian northern Peru.
It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and not part of any ecclesiastical province. Its cathedral, the Catedral San Juan Bautista, is in the episcopal see of Iquitos.

History

Established on 5 February 1900 as the Apostolic Prefecture of San León del Amazonas on territory split off from the Amazonian Peruvian Diocese of Chachapoyas. In June, 1904, Bernardo Calle, the lay brother Miguel Vilajoli, and more than 70 Christians were murdered at a then recently erected mission station, Huabico, in Upper Maranon and the station itself was destroyed.
Promoted on 22 February 1921 as Apostolic Vicariate of San León del Amazonas
Lost territory twice: on 27 February 1921 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of San Gabriel de la Dolorosa del Marañón and on 13 July 1945 again to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of San José de Amazonas
Renamed on 1 August 1945 as Apostolic Vicariate of Iquitos
Enjoyed a papal visit by Pope John Paul II in February 1985.

; Apostolic Prefects of San León del Amazonas

; Apostolic Vicars of San León del Amazonas

Sotero Redondo Herrero, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Arycanda Pro-Vicar Apostolic Rosino Ramos Apostolic Administrator Claudio Bravo Moran

; Apostolic Vicars of Iquitos

José García Pulgar, O.S.A. ; Titular Bishop of Phæna, then Titular Bishop of Botrys
Angel Rodríguez Gamoneda, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Gazera
Gabino Peral de la Torre, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Castellum Ripæ
Julián García Centeno, O.S.A., Titular Bishop of Girus ; previously Auxiliary Bishop here
Miguel Olaortúa Laspra, O.S.A.
Miguel Ángel Cadenas Cardo, O.S.A.