Diocese of Tulcán
| Diocese of Tulcán | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Quito |
| Diocesan bishop | Fausto Gaibor García |
| founding | 1965 |
| surface | 3,784 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 170,524 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 158,471 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 92.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 31 (31.12.2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 3 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,661 |
| Friars | 4 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 88 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| address | Apartado 23 Calle 10 de Agosto y Olmedo Tulcán, Carchi Ecuador |
The diocese Tulcán ( lat. : Dioecesis Tulcanensis , span. : Diócesis de Tulcán ) is in Ecuador located Roman Catholic diocese based in Tulcán .
history
The Diocese of Tulcán was on March 17, 1965 by Pope Paul VI. Erected from cessions of territory by the Diocese of Ibarra and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Quito as a suffragan .
Bishops of Tulcán
- Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez , 1965-1987
- Germán Trajano Pavón Puente , 1989–2001, then Bishop of Ambato
- Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos SDB , 2002–2010, then Bishop of Machala
- Fausto Gaibor García , since 2011