Apostolic Vicariate of Napo
| Apostolic Vicariate of Napo | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Apostolic Vicar | Adelio Pasqualotto CSJ |
| founding | 1871 |
| surface | 24,600 km² |
| Parishes | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 145,867 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 126.101 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 86.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 16 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,504 |
| Friars | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 46 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral San José |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Napo ( Latin Vicariatus apostolicus Napensis , Spanish Vicariato Apostolico de Napo ) is in Ecuador located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate with headquarters in Tena .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate Napo was on February 7, 1871 by Pope Pius IX. built from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Quito . On October 4, 1886, the Vicariate Apostolic Napo gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture Canelos e Macas . Further assignments of territory took place on February 17, 1893 to establish the Apostolic Vicariates Méndez y Gualaquiza and Zamora . The Apostolic Vicariate Napo gave on April 16, 1924 parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of San Miguel de Sucumbíos . Another assignment of territory took place on November 16, 1953 to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Aguarico .
Vicars Apostolic of Napo
- Emilio Cecco CSJ , 1931-1937
- Giorgio Rossi CSJ, 1938-1941
- Maximiliano Spiller CSJ, 1941-1978
- Julio Parise Loro CSJ, 1978-1996
- Paolo Mietto CSJ, 1996-2010
- Celmo Lazzari CSJ, 2010–2013, then Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos
- Adelio Pasqualotto CSJ, since 2014