Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba

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Parishes 56 Rite Latin Rite Area 7,014 km² Country Ecuador		Denomination Roman Catholic Pope Francis Date founded 29 December 1862 Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz

Population - Total - Catholics (as of 2010) 510,000 399,000 (78.2%) Established 29 December 1862 (as Diocese of Bolivar; renamed 25 August 1955) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito Emeritus bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba (Latin: Dioecesis Rivibambensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Riobamba, Ecuador. This diocese was erected on 29 December 1862 as the Diocese of Bolivar (Latin: Dioecesis Bolivarensis) from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca. On 25 August 1955, it was renamed the Diocese of Riobamba. The diocese is currently led by Bishop Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla.

Leadership

Bishops of Bolivar

José Ignacio Ordóñez (22 June 1866 – 1879)

Arsenio Andrade (13 November 1884 – 1907)

Andrés Machado, S.J. (16 November 1907 – 26 April 1916)

Ulpiano Maria Perez y Quinones (7 December 1916 – 27 December 1918)

Carlos María Javier de la Torre (21 August 1919 – 20 December 1926)

Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo (5 December 1930 – 7 January 1954)

Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba (18 March 1954 – 25 August 1955)

Bishops of Riobamba

Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba (25 August 1955 – 20 March 1985)

Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla (4 September 1987 – 28 February 2011)

Julio Parrilla Díaz (12 January 2013 - present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba Wikipedia

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