Vicariate Apostolic Puyo
| Vicariate Apostolic Puyo | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ecuador |
| Apostolic Vicar | Rafael Cob García |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Frumencio Escudero Arenas |
| Vicar General | Jesús García Corcuera |
| founding | 1886 |
| surface | 30,000 km² |
| Parishes | 18 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 64,800 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 57,888 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 89.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 12 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 2 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4.135 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 7 (December 31, 2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 53 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo ( Latin apostolicus Vicariatus Puyoënsis , Spanish Vicariato Apostolico de Puyo ) is in Ecuador located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Puyo .
history
The Vicariate Apostolic Puyo was on October 4, 1886 by Pope Leo XIII. established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Napo as Apostolic Prefecture Canelos e Macas . On February 19, 1930, the Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos e Macas changed its name to Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos . The Apostolic Prefecture Canelos was on September 29, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. raised to the apostolic vicariate. On May 18, 1976, the Apostolic Vicariate Canelos changed its name to Apostolic Vicariate Puyo .
Ordinaries
Apostolic Prefects of Canelos e Macas
- Agostino León OP , 1926-1930
Apostolic Prefect of Canelos
- Agostino León OP, 1930-1936
- Giacinto Maria D'Avila OP, 1936-1948
- Sebastião Acosta Hurtado OP, 1948-1958
- Alberto Zambrano Palacios OP, 1959-1964
Vicars Apostolic of Canelos
- Alberto Zambrano Palacios OP, 1964–1972, then Bishop of Loja
- Tomás Angel Romero Gross OP, 1973–1976
Vicars Apostolic of Puyo
- Tomás Angel Romero Gross OP, 1976–1990
- Frumencio Escudero Arenas , 1992-1998
- Rafael Cob García , since 1998