Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Chota

The Territorial Prelature of Chota (Praelatura Territorialis Chotensis) 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 – August 17, 1976)
 * Bishop José Arana Berruete, O.A.R. (January 24, 1979 – October 27, 1992)
 * Bishop Emiliano Antonio Cisneros Martínez, O.A.R. (December 7, 1993 – March 27, 2002), appointed Bishop of Chachapoyas
 * Bishop José Carmelo Martínez Lázaro, O.A.R. (March 27, 2002 – October 12, 2004), appointed Bishop of Cajamarca
 * Bishop Fortunato Urcey, O.A.R. (October 15, 2005 – July 2, 2022)
 * Bishop Víctor Emiliano Villegas Suclupe, O.A.R. (July 2, 2022 – present)