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Diocese of Babahoyo

Dioecesis Babahoiensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 22 August 1994
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guayaquil
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Square Kilometers: 7,100 (2,742 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Calle Cinco de Junio 1000 y Rocafuerte, Babahoyo [Los Rios], Ecuador
  • Telephone: (05)2732.691
  • Fax: (same)

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos
15 July 1948ErectedDiocese of Guayaquil Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos
10 September 1951ElevatedVicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos
10 June 1952Name ChangedTerritorial Prelature of Los Ríos (Latin changed from Fluminensis)
Diocese of Babahoyo
22 August 1994ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Los Ríos Diocese of Babahoyo

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos
1949200,000200,000100.0%821020,00021720ap1951
Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos
1966238,500245,40097.2%1922111,35773912ap1967
1968328,004.0%220102012ap1971
1976350,000382,75091.4%1922116,66671016ap1977
1980357,000448,00079.7%1832117,0008916ap1981
1990492,000529,00093.0%1642024,60071217ap1991
Diocese of Babahoyo
1999648,000690,00093.9%2152624,92362020ap2000
2000648,000690,00093.9%2182922,34493220ap2001
2001698,400720,00097.0%2182924,08293221ap2002
2002705,000726,00097.1%24103420,735133221ap2003
2003698,400720,00097.0%25103519,954132721ap2004
2004635,100730,00087.0%26103617,641222721ap2005
2006555,000751,00073.9%2583316,818113621ap2007
2012601,000812,00074.0%2352821,46495125ap2013
2015636,240849,00074.9%31124314,796154130ap2016
2018640,800801,00080.0%27113816,863142932ap2019
2020718,976921,76378.0%29114017,974154430ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 16, and Page 17
  • Territorial Prelature of Los Ríos
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 209, to Page 211
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 594
  • Diocese of Babahoyo
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 937, to Page 939

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