Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora in Ecuador

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Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador

Apostolicus Vicariatus Zamorensis in Aequatoria
Location
Country Ecuador
Statistics
Area10,556 km2 (4,076 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
125,000
113,000 (90.4%)
Parishes20
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established17 February 1893 (130 years ago)
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Apostolic Vicar Jaime Oswaldo Castillo Villacrés
Bishops emeritusSerafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M.
Map
Ecuador - Vicariato apostolico di Zamora.jpg

The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Zamora en [i.e. in] Ecuador (Latin : Apostolicus Vicariatus Zamorensis in Aequatoria) is a missionary circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church.

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Its cathedral see is located in the city of Zamora, in Ecuador's Amazonian Zamora-Chinchipe province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

On 17 February 1893, Pope Leo XIII established the Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora from the Ecuadorian Apostolic Vicariate of Napo.

Its name was changed slightly by Pope John Paul II to the Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador on 22 February 1991. [1] [2] This avoids confusion with other cities called Zamora, in Europe and the Americas (including bishoprics in Spain and Mexico).

Incumbent ordinaries

So far, all its apostolic vicars have been Franciscans (O.F.M. ).

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References

  1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.