Diocese of Riobamba
| Diocese of Riobamba | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Quito |
| Diocesan bishop | Julio Parrilla Díaz |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla |
| founding | 1862 |
| surface | 7,014 km² |
| Parishes | 54 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 542,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 425,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 78.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 52 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 31 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,120 |
| Permanent deacons | 8 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Friars | 38 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 101 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| Website | http://diocesisderiobamba.es.tl/ |
The Diocese of Riobamba ( lat. : Dioecesis Rivibambensis , span. : Diócesis de Riobamba ) is in Ecuador located Roman Catholic diocese based in Riobamba .
history
The diocese Riobamba was on December 29, 1862 by Pope Pius IX. established from cession of territory by the diocese of Cuenca as the diocese of Bolívar . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Quito as a suffragan . On August 25, 1955, the diocese of Bolívar changed its name to the diocese of Riobamba . The Diocese of Riobamba gave on December 29, 1957 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Guaranda .
Bishops
Bishops of Bolívar
- José Ignacio Ordóñez , 1866–1879
- Arsenio Andrade , 1884–1907
- Andrés Machado SJ , 1907–1916, then Bishop of Guayaquil
- Ulpiano Maria Perez y Quinones , 1916-1918
- Carlos María de la Torre , 1919–1926, then Bishop of Guayaquil
- Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo , 1930–1954
- Leonidas Proaño , 1954-1955
Bishops of Riobamba
- Leonidas Proaño, 1955-1985
- Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla , 1987-2011
- Julio Parrilla Díaz , since 2013
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Riobamba - Collection of images, videos and audio files
