Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala

Diocese of Machala Dioecesis Machalensis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Cuenca
Metropolitan	Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Statistics
Area	5,819 km2 (2,247 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2004) 512,000 485,000 (94.7%)
Parishes	35
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	26 July 1954 (Erected as Territorial Prelature of El Oro) 31 January 1969 (Elevated to Diocese of Machala)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop
Bishops emeritus	, S.D.B.
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala (Latin: Dioecesis Machalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Machala in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. Established on July 26, 1954 as the Territorial Prelature of El Oro from territory of the Dioceses of Guayaquil and Cuenca, it was elevated as the Diocese of Machala on January 31, 1969.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

Prelates of the Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Oro

• Bishop (1954 – 23 Mar 1955); Apostolic Administrator; previously, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil and Titular Bishop of Antaeopolis; subsequently, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibarra
• Father (1956 – 29 Nov 1963); Apostolic Administrator; subsequently Bishop-Prelate of El Oro, and then first Bishop of Machala
• Bishop-Prelate (29 Nov 1963 – 31 Jan 1969); Titular Bishop of ; previously, Apostolic Administrator of El Oro; subsequently, first Bishop of Machala

Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala

• Bishop (31 Jan 1969 – 30 Jan 1978); previously, Apostolic Administrator and then Bishop-Prelate of El Oro
• Bishop Antonio José González Zumárraga (30 Jan 1978 – 28 Jun 1980); previously, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito and Titular Bishop of Tagarata; subsequently, Coadjutor Archbishop and then Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito, then Cardinal-Priest of , Rome, Italy, and President of the
• Father Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso (1980 – 14 Jan 1982); Apostolic Administrator; subsequently, Bishop-Prelate of the and then Bishop there (Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo)
• Bishop (14 Jan 1982 – 22 Feb 2010); served as President of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador
• Bishop , S.D.B. (22 Feb 2010 – 22 Oct 2012); previously, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán
• Bishop (20 Jul 2013 -); previously, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda

Auxiliary bishop[]

• (2007-2018), appointed Bishop of Guaranda

Special churches[]

• Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, Machala
• Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Natividad de Chilla, Chilla

External links[]

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy

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