Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule

Diocese of Daule

Dioecesis Daulensis
Cathedral of the Lord of Miracles in Daule
Location
CountryEcuador
Ecclesiastical provinceGuayaquil
Statistics
Area5,992.33 km2 (2,313.65 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2022)
471,000
395,000 (83,8%)
Parishes27
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 February 2022 (2 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Lord of Miracles in Daule
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopKrzysztof Kudławiec
Bishops emeritusGiovanni Battista Piccioli

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule (Latin: Dioecesis Dualensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Daule, Ecuador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Diocese

The diocese covers an area of the 12 cantons in the Guayas Province: Daule, Balzar, Colimes, El Empalme, Isidro Ayora, Lomas de Sargentillo, Nobol, Palestina, Pedro Carbo, Samborondón, Santa Lucía and Salitre.

It is divided into 27 parishes and had 28 diocesan priests in 2022.[citation needed]

History

On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Daule, when it was split off from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]

As its first ordinary he named Giovanni Battista Piccioli, auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil.[2] His installation was scheduled for 31 March.[3] On 17 March 2022, Pope Francis accepted Piccioli's resignation and named Luis Cabrera Herrera, Archbishop of Guayaquil, apostolic administrator.[4]

Ordinaries

Luis Cabrera Herrera, apostolic administrator (17 March 2022 – 25 June 2022)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Erezione delle Diocesi di Daule e di Santa Elena (Ecuador) e nomina dei primi Vescovi". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 2022-02-02.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Obispos auxiliares de Guayaquil asumirán nuevo reto como líderes de diócesis de Daule y Santa Elena, erigidas recientemente". El Universo (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.03.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.