Parishes 9 Area 8,010 km² | Cathedral Catedral La Inmaculada | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)22,50017,000 (75.6%) Established 6 May 1950 (66 years ago) Address Colón, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, Ecuador | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Galápagos (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Galapagensis) is a missionary pre-diocesan jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church, located on the Galápagos Islands off the Pacific coast of Ecuador, coinciding with the homonymous insular province.
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Its cathedral see is the Marian 'Catedral La Inmaculada', dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno, on San Cristóbal Island. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
It comprises ten parishes, which serve both locals and tourists to the World Heritage Site natural reserve.
History
On 6 May, 1950, Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Galápagos on territory split off from the Diocese of Guayaquil.
Pope Benedict XVI elevated it to a Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos on 15 July 2008.
Incumbent Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite) So far, all incumbents have been Franciscans (O.F.M.)