Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda
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Country: | Ecuador |
Metropolitan: | Quito |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Area: | 3,336 km² |
Population: Total: Catholics: |
188,500 (2006) 162,100 (86.0%) |
Cathedral: | Catedral San Pedro |
Ordinaries | |
Bishop: | Ángel Polibio Sánchez Loayza |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda {Latin: Guaranden(sis)} is a diocese located in the city of Guaranda in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.
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[edit] History
- December 29, 1957: Established as Diocese of Guaranda from the Diocese of Riobamba
[edit] Special Churches
- National Shrine:
- Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora María Natividad del Guayco, Parroquia la Magdalena, Bolívar
(National Shrine of the Nativity of Our Lady)
- Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora María Natividad del Guayco, Parroquia la Magdalena, Bolívar
[edit] Leadership
- Bishops of Guaranda (Roman rite)
- Bishop Ángel Polibio Sánchez Loayza (2004.11.25 – present)
- Bishop Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda (1991.04.11 – 2004.02.14)
- Bishop Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (1980.05.24 – 1990.06.18)
- Bishop Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. (1960.03.31 – 1980.05.24)
- Bishop Gilberto Tapia (1957.12.10 – 1959)