Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas

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Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas

Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis
Location
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Statistics
Area15,260 km2 (5,890 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
542,000
493,000 (91%)
Parishes22
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established14 December 1945 (78 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Cristo Rey
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic VicarAntonio Crameri, S.S.C.
Bishops emeritusEugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I.
Map
Ecuador - Vicariato apostolico di Esmeraldas.jpg

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Esmeraldas (Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis) is a missionary pre-diocesan circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see Catedral Cristo Rey is located in the town of Esmeraldas in Ecuador's homonymous Pacific coastal province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Contents

History

On 14 December 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas on territory split from the Diocese of Portoviejo.

It was elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate by the same pope on 14 November 1957. [1] [2]

Ordinaries

All have been missionary members of a Latin Catholic order
Apostolic Prefect
Apostolic Vicars

See also

Notes and references

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Esmeraldas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-27.



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