Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán

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Parishes 25 Rite Latin Rite Pope Francis Country Ecuador		Denomination Roman Catholic Established 17 March 1965 Area 3,699 km²

Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2010)184,000176,000 (95.7%) Ecclesiastical province Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán (Latin: Dioecesis Tulcanensis) is a diocese located in the city of Tulcán in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.

Ordinaries

Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez (17 Mar 1965 - 4 May 1987)

Germán Trajano Pavón Puente (28 Jan 1989 - 19 Apr 2001)

Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (15 Jun 2002 - 22 Feb 2010); appointed Bishop of Machala

Fausto Gaibor García (4 May 2011 – present)

References

Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán Wikipedia

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