Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador
| Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Apostolic Vicar | Sedis vacancy |
| Apostolic Vicar Emeritus | Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña OFM |
| founding | 1893 |
| surface | 10,556 km² |
| Parishes | 42 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 107,964 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 94,374 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 87.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 20 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,949 |
| Friars | 14 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 32 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| Website | http://www.vicariatoapostolicozamora.org/ |
The Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador ( latin apostolicus Vicariatus Zamorensis in Equatoria , Spanish Vicariato Apostolico de Zamora de Ecuador ) is an in Ecuador located Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Zamora .
history
The Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador was founded on February 17, 1893 by Pope Leo XIII. Established from the cession of territory by the Apostolic Vicariate Napo as Apostolic Vicariate Zamora . On February 22, 1991, the Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora changed its name to Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador .
Vicars Apostolic
Vicars Apostolic of Zamora
- Jorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro OFM , 1964-1982
- Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña OFM, 1982-1991
Vicars Apostolic of Zamora, Ecuador
- Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña OFM, 1991-2003
- Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez OFM, 2003–2008, then Bishop of Babahoyo
- Walter Jehowá Heras Segarra OFM, 2009–2019, then Bishop of Loja
- Sedis vacancy , since 2019