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Vicariate Apostolic of Napo

Vicariatus Apostolicus Napensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I., Vicar Apostolic
  • Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, O.F.M. Cap., Apostolic Administrator
  • Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I., Vicar Apostolic Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Vicariate Apostolic
  • Erected: 7 February 1871
  • Vicariate
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Evangelization
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Square Kilometers: 24,600 (9,501 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Mision Josefina, Calle Juan Montalvo y Gral. Gallo s/n, Tena, Napo, Ecuador
  • Telephone: (06)2886.422

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
7 February 1871ErectedArchdiocese of Quito Vicariate Apostolic of Napo (erected)
4 October 1886Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Napo Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos e Macas (erected)
17 February 1893Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Napo Vicariate Apostolic of Méndez y Gualaquiza (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora (erected)
16 April 1924Territory AddedPrefecture Apostolic of Caquetá (Area within Ecuador) Vicariate Apostolic of Napo
16 April 1924Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Napo (Area contained by the rivers Sucumbios, Aguarieo, and Napo, and also by the civil boundaries between Ecuador and Colombia) Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (erected)
12 April 1951Territory AddedVicariate Apostolic of Napo (Boundaries adjusted)
16 November 1953Territory LostVicariate Apostolic of Napo (Canton Aguarico) Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195020,00022,00090.9%13131,53828265ap1951
196628,00030,00093.3%222241,166336113ap1967
196825250386815ap1971
197641,00045,00091.1%127281,464367622ap1977
198049,00053,00092.5%28281,750367316ap1981
199071,33082,31586.7%124252,853316218ap1991
199990,252104,96886.0%422263,471267620ap2000
200093,037108,88485.4%521263,578267719ap2001
200192,041107,25185.8%521263,540267419ap2002
200293,069109,06985.3%417214,431237419ap2003
200386,837103,49783.9%619253,4731237219ap2004
200482,92399,24283.6%521263,189266919ap2005
201097,000111,00087.4%1016263,730205520ap2011
201495,113118,58480.2%1213253,804156018ap2015
2017126,101145,86786.4%1612284,503144620ap2018
2020140,539157,23089.4%119207,026136322ap2021
2022154,870174,45088.8%218295,34095522ap2023

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 16, Page 269, and Page 270
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 283, to Page 285

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