Diocese of Riobamba

Dioecesis Rivibambensis

Bishop(s)

José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre, Bishop
Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla, Bishop Emeritus
Julio Parrilla Díaz, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Name Changed: 25 August 1955
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Quito
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Ecuador
Square Kilometers: 7,014 (2,709 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://diocesisderiobamba.org/
Mailing Address: Obispado, Apartado 06-01-36, Calle Eugenio Espejo 24-18 y Jose Orozco, Riobamba, Ecuador
Telephone: (03)2960.048; 2960.049
Fax: 2960.049

Historical Details

Diocese of Bolivar
- Latin Name: Bolivarensis
- Erected: 29 December 1862
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Quito
- Country: Ecuador

Past and Present Ordinaries

José Ignacio Ordóñez † (22 Jun 1866 Appointed - 1879 Resigned)
Arsenio Andrade y Landázuri † (13 Nov 1884 Appointed - 14 Oct 1905 Died)
Andrés Machado, S.J. † (16 Nov 1907 Appointed - 28 Apr 1916 Appointed, Bishop of Guayaquil)
Ulpiano María Pérez y Quiñones † (4 Dec 1916 Appointed - 27 Dec 1918 Died)
Carlos María Javier de la Torre † (21 Aug 1919 Appointed - 20 Dec 1926 Appointed, Bishop of Guayaquil)
Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo † (5 Dec 1930 Appointed - 7 Jan 1954 Died)
Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba † (18 Mar 1954 Appointed - 20 Mar 1985 Retired)
Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla (4 Sep 1987 Appointed - 28 Feb 2011 Retired)
Julio Parrilla Díaz (12 Jan 2013 Appointed - 28 Apr 2021 Retired)
José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre (21 Sep 2022 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bolivar
29 December 1862	Erected	Diocese of Cuenca	Diocese of Bolivar (erected) Diocese of Loja (erected)
25 April 1929	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bolivar (Macas)
30 July 1954	Territory Added		Diocese of Bolivar Vicariate Apostolic of Caroní
Diocese of Riobamba
25 August 1955	Name Changed	Diocese of Bolivar	Diocese of Riobamba
29 December 1957	Territory Lost	Diocese of Riobamba (Bolivar)	Diocese of Guaranda (erected)
29 December 1957	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Cuenca (Alausí and Chunchi (in Chimborazo))	Diocese of Riobamba

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Diocese of Bolivar

1950 373,000 374,000 99.7% 54 40 94 3,968 38 140 40 ap1951

Diocese of Riobamba

1964 304,000 304,200 99.9% 55 37 92 3,304 52 219 38 ap1967

1968 352,283 .0% 60 31 91 0 60 216 38 ap1971

1976 400,000 400,000 100.0% 40 40 10,000 1 9 143 41 ap1977

1980 417,000 457,000 91.2% 44 44 9,477 7 125 45 ap1981

1990 562,000 607,000 92.6% 38 15 53 10,603 17 165 46 ap1991

1999 360,000 400,000 90.0% 41 22 63 5,714 3 29 200 48 ap2000

2000 280,000 422,676 66.2% 41 26 67 4,179 4 33 220 52 ap2001

2001 330,000 500,000 66.0% 40 27 67 4,925 4 34 184 52 ap2002

2002 330,000 500,000 66.0% 40 27 67 4,925 34 184 52 ap2003

2003 330,000 403,185 81.8% 40 27 67 4,925 5 34 184 52 ap2004

2004 330,000 403,185 81.8% 40 27 67 4,925 5 34 184 52 ap2005

2010 399,000 510,000 78.2% 52 27 79 5,050 7 34 184 56 ap2011

2014 425,000 542,000 78.4% 52 31 83 5,120 8 38 101 54 ap2015

2017 585,000 621,000 94.2% 54 28 82 7,134 8 44 98 54 ap2018

2020 487,342 524,004 93.0% 57 35 92 5,297 8 41 151 55 ap2021

2022 501,083 538,773 93.0% 57 29 86 5,826 8 35 108 56 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Bolivar
1950	373,000	374,000	99.7%	54	40	94	3,968		38	140	40	ap1951
Diocese of Riobamba
1964	304,000	304,200	99.9%	55	37	92	3,304		52	219	38	ap1967
1968		352,283	.0%	60	31	91	0		60	216	38	ap1971
1976	400,000	400,000	100.0%	40		40	10,000	1	9	143	41	ap1977
1980	417,000	457,000	91.2%	44		44	9,477		7	125	45	ap1981
1990	562,000	607,000	92.6%	38	15	53	10,603		17	165	46	ap1991
1999	360,000	400,000	90.0%	41	22	63	5,714	3	29	200	48	ap2000
2000	280,000	422,676	66.2%	41	26	67	4,179	4	33	220	52	ap2001
2001	330,000	500,000	66.0%	40	27	67	4,925	4	34	184	52	ap2002
2002	330,000	500,000	66.0%	40	27	67	4,925		34	184	52	ap2003
2003	330,000	403,185	81.8%	40	27	67	4,925	5	34	184	52	ap2004
2004	330,000	403,185	81.8%	40	27	67	4,925	5	34	184	52	ap2005
2010	399,000	510,000	78.2%	52	27	79	5,050	7	34	184	56	ap2011
2014	425,000	542,000	78.4%	52	31	83	5,120	8	38	101	54	ap2015
2017	585,000	621,000	94.2%	54	28	82	7,134	8	44	98	54	ap2018
2020	487,342	524,004	93.0%	57	35	92	5,297	8	41	151	55	ap2021
2022	501,083	538,773	93.0%	57	29	86	5,826	8	35	108	56	ap2023

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Jan 1982; Apostolic Administrator: 20 Mar 1985 to 4 Sep 1987; Bishop: 4 Sep 1987 to 28 Feb 2011)
Gerardo Miguel Nieves Loja (Priest: 1996 to 23 Oct 2021; Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Oct 2020 to 28 Apr 2021)
Julio Parrilla Díaz (Bishop: 12 Jan 2013 to 28 Apr 2021)
José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre (Apostolic Administrator: 28 Apr 2021; Bishop: 21 Sep 2022 - )
Carlos Washington Yépez Naranjo (Priest: 26 Mar 2003 to 16 May 2023)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Nicanor Roberto Aguirre Baus † (Priest: 24 Sep 1910 to 16 Dec 1937)
Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. †
Arsenio Andrade y Landázuri † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1884 to 14 Oct 1905)
Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly, S.D.B. †
Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. †
Carlos María Javier de la Torre † (Bishop: 21 Aug 1919 to 20 Dec 1926)
Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2006 to 3 May 2011)
José Félix Heredia Zurita, S.J. †
Andrés Machado, S.J. † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1907 to 28 Apr 1916)
Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral † (Priest: 1 Jan 1921 to 18 Sep 1936)
José Ignacio Ordóñez † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1866 to 1879)
Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo † (Bishop: 5 Dec 1930 to 7 Jan 1954)
Ulpiano María Pérez y Quiñones † (Bishop: 4 Dec 1916 to 27 Dec 1918)
Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba † (Bishop: 18 Mar 1954 to 20 Mar 1985)
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga † (Priest: 28 Jul 1957 to 20 Apr 1972)

Source(s)

Diocese of Bolivar
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 164
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 21, Page 558
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 46, Page 550, and Page 551
Diocese of Riobamba
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 226, and Page 227

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