Catholic missionary jurisdiction in Ecuador
Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico
Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis |
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| Country |  Ecuador |
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| Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
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Population
- Total
- Catholics | (as of 2010)
133,900
111,000 (82.9%) |
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| Parishes | 12 |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
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| Established | 16 November 1953 (71 years ago) |
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| Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
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| Pope | Francis |
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| Vicar Apostolic | José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap |
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| Bishops emeritus | Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap. |
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The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Aguarico (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis), a missionary s-circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in the Aguarico Canton in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.
History
On 16 November 1953 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico from the Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, in Puerto Francisco de Orellana, in Orellana Province.
Pope John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 2 July 1984.[1][2]
It remains exempt, i.e., immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Episcopal Incumbents
So far, all ordinaries have been Capuchins.
- Apostolic prefects
- Igino Gamboa, OFMCap † (30 March 1954 Appointed – 1965)
- Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (22 Jan. 1965 Appointed – 26 June 1970)
- Jesús Langarica Olagüe, OFMCap † (26 June 1970 Appointed – 1982)
- Apostolic vicars
- Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (2 July 1984 Appointed – 2 July 1987)
- Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap (22 Jan. 1990 – 2 Aug 2017)
- José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap (2 Aug 2017 - )
See also
Sources and References
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| Province of Cuenca | |
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| Province of Guayaquil | |
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| Province of Portoviejo | |
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| Province of Quito | |
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