Diocese of Azogues Dioecesis Azoguensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Ecclesiastical province | Cuenca |
Metropolitan | Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,515 km2 (1,743 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 210,000 208,000 (99%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 June 1958 (65 years ago), created by the pope Paul VI. |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera |
Map | |
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