Roman Catholic diocese in Ecuador
Diocese of Guaranda
Dioecesis Guarandensis
Country Ecuador Ecclesiastical province Province of Quito Area 3,336 km2 (1,288 sq mi) Population (as of 2006) Parishes 30 Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Latin Rite Established 29 December 1957 ( Cathedral San Pedro Cathedral Pope Francis Bishop Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda (Latin : Dioecesis Guarandensis ) is a diocese located in the city of Guaranda in the ecclesiastical province of Quito . It was erected on 29 December 1957 from territory from the Diocese of Riobamba .
Bishops
Gilberto Tapia (10 Dec 1957 – 1958), did not take effect
Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. (31 Mar 1960 – 24 May 1980)
Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (24 May 1980 – 18 Jun 1990), appointed Bishop of Latacunga
Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda (11 Apr 1991 – 14 Feb 2004), appointed Bishop of Ecuador, Military
Ángel Polibio Sánchez Loayza (25 Nov 2004 – 20 Jul 2013), appointed Bishop of Machala
Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi (24 Jun 2014 - 27 Mar 2018), appointed Bishop of BabahoyoHermenegildo José Torres Asanza (4 Oct 2018–present)
Coadjutor bishop
Auxiliary bishop
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
Special churches
The Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora María Natividad del Guayco (English: National Shrine of the Nativity of Our Lady ) is located within the diocese, in the parish of Magdalena, canton of Chimbo.
External links
Province of Cuenca Province of Guayaquil Province of Portoviejo Province of Quito Sui iuris jurisdictions
1°35′34″S 79°00′05″W / 1.5928°S 79.0014°W / -1.5928; -79.0014
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