Parishes 23 | Area 31,000 km² | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)67,80061,100 (90.1%) Established 4 October 1886 (130 years ago) Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario | ||
The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Puyo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Puyoënsis) is an Apostolic Vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan circonscription) of the Roman Catholic Church. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, located in the city of Puyo, capital of Pastaza Province in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest.
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History
On 4 October 1886, Pope Leo XIII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos e Macas' by Pope Pius XI on 19 February 1930.
The prefecture was elevated to the status of Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos by Pope Paul VI on 29 September 1964. Its name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo on 18 May 1976.
It remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.