Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda

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Diocese of Guaranda

Dioecesis Guarandensis
Location
CountryFlag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province Province of Quito
Statistics
Area3,336 km2 (1,288 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
188,500
162,100 (86%)
Parishes30
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established29 December 1957 (63 years ago)
CathedralSan Pedro Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopHermenegildo José Torres Asanza
Map
Ecuador - Diocesi di Guaranda.jpg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda (Latin : Dioecesis Guarandensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guaranda in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito. It was erected on 29 December 1957 from territory from the Diocese of Riobamba.

Contents

Bishops

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

Special churches

The Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora María Natividad del Guayco (English: National Shrine of the Nativity of Our Lady) is located within the diocese, in the parish of Magdalena, canton of Chimbo.

Coordinates: 1°35′34″S79°00′05″W / 1.5928°S 79.0014°W / -1.5928; -79.0014


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