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Diocese of Latacunga

Dioecesis Latacungensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 5 December 1963
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Quito
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Square Kilometers: 6,108 (2,359 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Episcopal, Calle Sanchez de Orellana 70-63 y General Maldonado, Latacunga, Eucador
  • Telephone: (03)2810.264

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
5 December 1963ErectedArchdiocese of Quito Diocese of Latacunga (erected) (Cotopaxi)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966140,000.0%37114804227ap1967
1970232,505232,505100.0%3512474,946197625ap1971
1976212,053235,61590.0%3218504,241257830ap1977
1980220,000252,00087.3%3716534,1502311033ap1981
1990306,000320,00095.6%3217496,2442210037ap1991
1999377,000396,64795.0%3810487,854144238ap2000
2000404,595425,89095.0%378458,99183939ap2001
2001250,000296,64784.3%4111524,807118539ap2002
2002250,000276,32490.5%4311544,629118539ap2003
2003300,000351,00085.5%4611575,263128539ap2004
2004300,000351,00085.5%4711585,172128540ap2005
2013318,000362,53887.7%4011516,235137543ap2014
2016331,126378,86587.4%3614506,622118843ap2017
2019346,000394,70087.7%418497,06185742ap2020
2021401,960502,45280.0%481498,203234738ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 668, and Page 669

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