Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibarra

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Diocese of Ibarra

Dioecesis Ibarrensis
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Quito
Statistics
Area4,986 km2 (1,925 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
340,000
324,700 (95.5%)
Parishes61
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
EstablishedDecember 29, 1862 (159 years ago)
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus, S.J.
Valter Dario Maggi
Map
Ecuador - Diocesi di Ibarra.jpg

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]
  • (12 December 2019 – present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

  • , appointed Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio) in 1947
  • , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil in 2009
  • , appointed Bishop of Latacunga in 2016

References[]

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

External links[]

Coordinates: 0°21′07″N 78°07′03″W / 0.3520°N 78.1174°W / 0.3520; -78.1174


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