Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán

Diocese of Tulcán

Dioecesis Tulcanensis
Location
CountryEcuador
Ecclesiastical provinceQuito
Statistics
Area3,699 km2 (1,428 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
184,000
176,000 (95.7%)
Parishes25
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established17 March 1965
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopCarlos Washington Yépez Naranjo
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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), appointed Bishop of Ambato
  • Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (15 Jun 2002 – 22 Feb 2010), appointed Bishop of Machala
  • Fausto Gaibor García (4 May 2011 – 4 Jun 2021)
  • Luis Bernardino Núñez Villacís (5 Jul 2021 – 6 Aug 2021; did not take effect)
  • Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo (16 May 2023 – present)

Sources

0°48′42″N 77°43′7″W / 0.81167°N 77.71861°W / 0.81167; -77.71861


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