Diocese of Ibarra

Diocese of Ibarra

*Dioecesis Ibarrensis*
Diocese of Ibarra; Dioecesis Ibarrensis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Quito
Statistics
Area	4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi)
Population Total; Catholics;	(as of 2006); 340,000; 324,700 (95.5%);
Parishes	61
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	December 29, 1862 (163 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Segundo René Coba Galarza
Bishops emeritus	Valter Dario Maggi
Map

Last updated January 26, 2026

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibarra (Latin : Dioecesis Ibarrensis) is a diocese located in the city of Ibarra in the ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.

Churches

Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Merced

Bishops

Ordinaries

José Ignacio Checa y Barbo (6 August 1866 – 16 March 1868), appointed Archbishop of Quito
Antonio Tommaso Yturalde (25 June 1869 –1 July 1876)
Pedro Rafael González (Gonsález) (29 September 1876 – 15 June 1893), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Quito
Federico Gonsález y Suárez (30 July 1895 – 14 December 1905), appointed Archbishop of Quito
Ulpiano Maria Perez y Quinones (8 May 1907 – 7 December 1916), appointed Bishop of Bolivar
Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo (4 December 1916 – 5 December 1930), appointed Bishop of Bolivar
Alessandro Pasquel (18 December 1931 – 18 September 1934)
Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral (18 September 1936 – 11 October 1954), appointed Bishop of Guayaquil
Silvio Luis Haro Alvear (23 March 1955 – 28 June 1980)
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (28 June 1980 – 5 August 1983), appointed Bishop of Ecuador, Military
Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón (21 August 1984 – 22 September 1989)
Antonio Arregui Yarza (25 July 1995 – 7 May 2003), appointed Archbishop of Guayaquil
Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J. (14 February 2004 – 25 March 2011)
Valter Dario Maggi (25 March 2011 – 13 October 2018)^[1]
Segundo René Coba Galarza (12 December 2019 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro, appointed Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio) in 1947
Guido Iván Minda Chalá, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil in 2009
Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado, appointed Bishop of Latacunga in 2016

References

↑ "Resignations and Appointments, 13.10.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

External links

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[1] "Resignations and Appointments, 13.10.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

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