Diocese of Azogues Dioecesis Azoguensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Ecclesiastical province | Cuenca |
Metropolitan | Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,515 km2 (1,743 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 210,000 208,000 (99%) |
Parishes | 33 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 26 June 1958 (65 years ago), created by the pope Paul VI. |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues ( Latin: 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.
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