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Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues

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Country
  
Ecuador

Parishes
  
33

Area
  
4,515 km²

Ecclesiastical province
  
Cuenca

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues

Metropolitan
  
Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán

Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2006) 210,000 208,000 (99%)

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues (Latin: Dioecesis Azoguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Azogues in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. It was created on 26 June 1968 from territory of the Archdiocese of Cuenca.

Ordinaries

  • José Gabriel Diaz Cueva (26 Jun 1968 - 29 Apr 1975)
  • Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (29 Apr 1975 - 8 Jul 1989)
  • Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo (2 Mar 1990 - 14 Feb 2004)
  • Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello (14 Feb 2004 - 25 Sept 2015)

    • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues Wikipedia
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