Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Ecuador}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Azogues
| latin = Dioecesis Azoguensis
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| image = Catedral de Azogues, noche (cropped).png
| image_size = frameless
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| caption = Cathedral of Azogues
| country = {{flag|Ecuador}}
| metropolitan = Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
| territory =
| province = Cuenca
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| area_km2 = 4,515
| population = 210,000
| population_as_of = 2006
| catholics = 208,000
| catholics_percent = 99
| parishes = 33
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Latin Rite
| established = 26 June 1958 ({{age|1958|6|26}} years ago), created by the pope Paul VI.
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera
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| map = Ecuador - Diocesi di Azogues.jpg
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues ({{langx|la|Dioecesis Azoguensis}}) is a diocese located in the city of Azogues in the ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. It was created on 26 June 1968 from territory of the Archdiocese of Cuenca by the papal bull made by Pope Paul VI.
Ordinaries
- José Gabriel Diaz Cueva (26 Jun 1968 – 29 Apr 1975)
- Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (29 Apr 1975 – 8 Jul 1989), appointed Bishop of Ecuador, Military; future Cardinal
- Clímaco Jacinto Zarauz Carrillo (2 Mar 1990 – 14 Feb 2004)
- Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello (14 Feb 2004 – 25 Sept 2015)
- Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera (25 June 2016 – present){{cite web |title=Other Pontifical Acts, 25.06.2016 |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2016/06/25/160625e.html |website=Summary of Bulletin |publisher=Holy See Press Office |access-date=1 October 2024}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/azog0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dazog.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cuenca
Category:Christian organizations established in 1968
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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