The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Puyo ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Puyoënsis) is an
Apostolic Vicariate (missionary pre-diocesan circumscription) of the
Roman Catholic Church
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. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, located in the city of
Puyo, capital of
Pastaza Province
Pastaza () is a province in the Oriente of Ecuador located in the eastern jungle. The capital is Puyo, founded on May 12, 1899 and which has 36,700 inhabitants. The city is now accessible by paved roads, a recent development; the main road from ...
in
Ecuador
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's
Amazon rainforest
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.
History
On 4 October 1886,
Pope Leo XIII
Pope Leo XIII ( it, Leone XIII; born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci; 2 March 1810 – 20 July 1903) was the head of the Catholic Church from 20 February 1878 to his death in July 1903. Living until the age of 93, he was the second-old ...
established the
Prefecture Apostolic
An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...
of Canelos y Macas from the
Vicariate Apostolic of Napo
The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Napo ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Napensis) is a missionary circonscription (quasi-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see, Catedral San José, is located in the city of Tena, capi ...
. Its name was changed to the Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos by
Pope Pius XI
Pope Pius XI ( it, Pio XI), born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (; 31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), was head of the Catholic Church from 6 February 1922 to his death in February 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City fro ...
on 19 February 1930.
The prefecture was elevated to the status of Vicariate Apostolic of Canelos by
Pope Paul VI
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on 29 September 1964. Its name was changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Puyo on 18 May 1976.
It remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
Incumbent Ordinaries
;Apostolic prefects of Canelos (y Macas) ''(all Dominicans)''
("y Macas" dropped 19 Feb. 1930)
*Enrique Ezequiel Vacas Galindo, O.P. † (1898 - 1909)
*Alvaro Valladares, O.P. † (29 July 1909 - 17 March 1926)
*Agostino M. León,
O.P. † (17 March 1926 – June 1936)
*Giacinto Maria D’Avila, O.P. † (16 Sep. 1936 – 1948)
*Sebastião Acosta Hurtado, O.P. † (12 Nov. 1948 – 1958)
*Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. † (24 Jan. 1959 – 29 Sept. 1964); ''see below''
;Apostolic vicars of Canelos / Puyo
(change from "Canelos" to "Puyo" 18 May 1976)
*Alberto Zambrano Palacios, O.P. † (29 Sept 1964 - 11 Dec. 1972), appointed Bishop of
Loja; ''see above''
*Tomás Angel Romero Gross, O.P. † (5 July 1973 – 28 Feb. 1990)
*Frumencio Escudero Arenas (6 Oct. 1992 – 25 July 1998)
*Rafael Cob García (28 Nov. 1998 – present)
See also
*
Roman Catholicism in Ecuador
The Catholic Church in Ecuador comprises only a Latin hierarchy, united in a national episcopal conference, which comprises:
* four ecclesiastical provinces, each province is headed by the Metropolitanan archbishop of an archdiocese, and a total of ...
Sources and References
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Religious organizations established in 1886
1886 establishments in South America
Puyo, Pastaza
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