Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico
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.
Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis | |
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Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,000 km2 (11,000 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 133,900 111,000 (82.9%) |
Parishes | 12 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 16 November 1953 (69 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Vicar Apostolic | José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap |
Bishops emeritus | Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap. |
Map | |
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
- "Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
- "Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
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