The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Zamora ''en''
.e. ''in''Ecuador ( la, Apostolicus Vicariatus Zamorensis in Aequatoria) is a missionary circonscription of the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
Its cathedral see is located in the city of
Zamora, in
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ' ...
's Amazonian
Zamora-Chinchipe
Zamora Chinchipe (), Province of Zamora Chinchipe is a province of the Republic
of Ecuador, located at the southeastern end of the Amazon Basin, which shares borders with the Ecuadorian provinces of Azuay and Morona Santiago to the north, Loja ...
province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
History
On 17 February 1893,
Pope Leo XIII
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established the
Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora from the Ecuadorian
Apostolic Vicariate 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 slightly by
Pope John Paul II
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to the ''Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador'' on 22 February 1991.
This avoids confusion with other cities called
Zamora, in Europe and the Americas (including bishoprics in Spain and Mexico).
Incumbent Ordinaries
So far, all its apostolic vicars have been
Franciscans
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, abbreviation = OFM
, predecessor =
, ...
(O.F.M. ).
* Jorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro,
O.F.M. †1990 (21 April 1964 – 10 Sep. 1982)
* Serafín Luis Alberto Cartagena Ocaña, O.F.M. (10 Sep. 1982 – 1 Feb. 2003)
*
Fausto Trávez Trávez
Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (born 18 March 1941) is an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Quito from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Bishop of Babahoyo from 2008 to 2010.
Trávez Trávez was born ...
, O.F.M. (1 Feb. 2003 – 27 March 2008) Appointed, Bishop of
Babahoyo
Babahoyo (), founded May 27, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 153,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo ...
* Walter Jehowá Heras Segarra, O.F.M. (25 March 2009 – 31 Oct 2019) Appointed, Bishop of Loja
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 ...
References
Apostolic vicariates
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Religious organizations established in 1893
1893 establishments in South America
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