Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala

Diocese of Machala Dioecesis Machalensis

Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Cuenca
Metropolitan	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Statistics
Area	5,819 km² (2,247 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 512,000 485,000 (94.7%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 July 1954 (Erected as Territorial Prelature of El Oro) 31 January 1969 (Elevated to Diocese of Machala)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant see (Sede vacante)
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala (Latin: Dioecesis Machalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Machala in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. Established on July 26, 1954 as the Territorial Prelature of El Oro from territory of the Dioceses of Guayaquil and Cuenca, it was elevated as the Diocese of Machala on January 31, 1969.

Ordinaries

Prelates of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Oro

Bishop Silvio Luis Haro Alvear (1954 - 23 Mar 1955); Apostolic Administrator; previously, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil and Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis; subsequently, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibarra
Father Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán (1956 - 29 Nov 1963); Apostolic Administrator; subsequently Bishop-Prelate of El Oro, and then first Bishop of Machala
Bishop-Prelate Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán (29 Nov 1963 - 31 Jan 1969); Titular Bishop of Comana pontica; previously, Apostolic Administrator of El Oro; subsequently, first Bishop of Machala

Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala

Bishop Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán (31 Jan 1969 - 30 Jan 1978); previously, Apostolic Administrator and then Bishop-Prelate of El Oro
Bishop Antonio José González Zumárraga (30 Jan 1978 - 28 Jun 1980); previously, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito and Titular Bishop of Tagarata; subsequently, Coadjutor Archbishop and then Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito, then Cardinal-Priest of Chiesa di Santa Maria in Via, Rome, Italy, and President of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador
Father Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso (1980 - 14 Jan 1982); Apostolic Administrator; subsequently, Bishop-Prelate of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos and then Bishop there (Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo)
Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia (14 Jan 1982 - 22 Feb 2010); served as President of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador
Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (22 Feb 2010 - 22 Oct 2012); previously, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán

External links

Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador

Province of Cuenca	Archdiocese of Cuenca Diocese of Azogues Diocese of Loja Diocese of Machala

Province of Guayaquil	Archdiocese of Guayaquil Diocese of Babahoyo Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi

Province of Portoviejo	Archdiocese of Portoviejo Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

Province of Quito	Archdiocese of Quito Diocese of Ambato Diocese of Guaranda Diocese of Ibarra Diocese of Latacunga Diocese of Riobamba Diocese of Tulcán

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Ecuador Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas Apostolic Vicariate of Galapagos Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez Apostolic Vicariate of Napo Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador

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