Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga
Diocese of Latacunga Dioecesis Latacungensis | |
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![]() Catedral de Latacunga | |
Location | |
Country | ![]() |
Ecclesiastical province | Quito |
Coordinates | 0°56′S 78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 351,000 300,000 (85.5%) |
Parishes | 40 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 5 December 1963 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral San Jose |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado |
Bishops emeritus | Raúl Holguer López Mayorga José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga (Latin: Dioecesis Latacungensis) is a diocese located in the city of Latacunga in the ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.
Bishops
[edit]Ordinaries
[edit]- Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. (5 Dec 1963 – 3 Dec 1968)
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (5 Dec 1968 – 6 Aug 1989), appointed Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio)
- Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (18 Jun 1990 – 19 Feb 2003)
- José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (19 Feb 2003 – 30 Nov 2016)
- Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado (30 Nov 2016–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
[edit]- Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, appointed Bishop of Santo Domingo de los Colorados in 2002
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