Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas
| Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ecuador |
| Apostolic Vicar | Eugenio Arellano Fernández MCCJ |
| Vicar General | Silvino Mina Corozo |
| founding | 1945 |
| surface | 15,260 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 520,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 427,928 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 82.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 37 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 23 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7.132 |
| Permanent deacons | 9 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 29 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 114 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Cristo Rey |
| address | Casilla 08-01-0065 Calle Sucre Esmeraldas Ecuador |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis , Spanish Vicariato Apostolico de Esmeraldas ) is an in Ecuador located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Esmeraldas .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Esmeraldas was on December 14, 1945 by Pope Pius XII. Erected from the cession of the Diocese of Portoviejo as the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas . On November 14, 1957, the Apostolic Prefecture Esmeraldas was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate.
Ordinaries of Esmeraldas
Apostolic Prefects
- Jeroteo del Carmelo OCD , 1946-1954
Vicars Apostolic
- Angelo Barbisotti FSCJ , 1957-1972
- Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni MCCJ , 1973-1995
- Eugenio Arellano Fernández MCCJ, since 1995