Military Ordinary of Ecuador
| Military Ordinary of Ecuador | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Immediate |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda |
| founding | 1983 |
| Parishes | 60 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Diocesan priest | 6 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 20 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 20 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
The military ordinariate of Ecuador is a military ordinariate in Quito and is responsible for the armed forces of Ecuador .
history
The military ordinariate in Ecuador provides pastoral care to members of the country's armed forces, who belong to the Catholic denomination. It was erected by Pope John Paul II on March 30, 1983. By mutual agreement between the Holy See and the Republic of Ecuador, the seat of the military ordinariate is in Quito . From the proclamation of the papal bull of March 30, 1983, Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín, the auxiliary bishop of San Salvador, became the first military bishop of Ecuador (military) on August 5, 1983.
Military bishops
| No. | Surname | Office | from | to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín |
Titular Bishop of Novi Koadjutor Archbishop of Guayaquil |
5th August 1983 | December 7, 1989 |
| 2 | Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga | Titular Bishop of Pauzera | July 8, 1989 | March 21, 2003 |
| 3 | Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda | February 14, 2004 | June 18, 2014 | |
| 4th | René Coba Galarza | June 18, 2014 | December 12, 2019 |
Web links
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