Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
Dioecesis Sancti Dominici in Aequatoria

Cathedral of the Ascension
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province Province of Portoviejo
Metropolitan Lorenzo Voltolini Esti
Coordinates 0°15′0″S 79°9′0″W / 0.25000°S 79.15000°W / -0.25000; -79.15000Coordinates: 0°15′0″S 79°9′0″W / 0.25000°S 79.15000°W / -0.25000; -79.15000
Statistics
Area 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
763,000
653,000 (85.6%)
Parishes 58
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established 5 January 1987 (Erected as Territorial Prelature)
8 August 1996 (Elevated to Diocese)
Cathedral Cathedral of La Ascensión
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler; appointed by Pope Francis on Tuesday, 24 March 2015; formerly, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil, in Guayaquil, Ecuador[1][2]
Emeritus Bishops Emilio Lorenzo Stehle
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici in Aequatoria) is a diocese located in the city of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados in the Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo, Ecuador.

History

Erected as a Territorial Prelature from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito on 5 January 1987, it was elevated to a Diocese on 8 August 1996. On 18 June 2008 the Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados was renamed as the Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador.

Ordinaries

Prelate of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

Bishops of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados

*Elevated to Bishop when the Diocese was elevated.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/24/0213/00474.html
  2. ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F03%2F24%2F0213%2F00474.html

Sources


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