The Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo ( la, Dioecesis Babahoiensis) is a
diocese
In Ecclesiastical polity, church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided Roman province, pro ...
located in the city 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 ...
in the
Ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction
Jurisdiction (from Latin 'law' + 'declaration') is the legal term for the legal authority granted to a legal entity to enact justice. In federations like the United State ...
of
Guayaquil
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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: ''Eku ...
.
Ordinaries
Apostolic Administrator
An Apostolic administration in the Catholic Church is administrated by a prelate appointed by the pope to serve as the ordinary for a specific area. Either the area is not yet a diocese (a stable 'pre-diocesan', usually missionary apostolic admi ...
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Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales Adolfo may refer to:
* Adolfo, São Paulo, a Brazilian municipality
* Adolfo (designer), Cuban-born American fashion designer
* Adolfo or Adolf
Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in Ge ...
(13 Aug 1948 – 1957), never consecrated bishop
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Victor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia
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* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
(1957 – 29 Nov 1963); ''see below''
Prelate of Los Rios
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Victor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia
The name Victor or Viktor may refer to:
* Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname
Arts and entertainment
Film
* ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film
* ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...
(29 Nov 1963 – 12 May 1982); consecrated bishop at this time; ''see above''
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Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso (28 Jun 1984 – 22 Aug 1994); ''see below''
Bishops of Babahoyo
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Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso (22 Aug 1994 – 27 Mar 2008); ''see above''
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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 i ...
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O.F.M. (27 Mar 2008 – 11 September 2010), appointed Archbishop of Quito
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Marco Pérez Caicedo (10 February 2012 - 20 June 2016), appointed Archbishop of Cuenca
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Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi (27 Mar 2018 - )
See also
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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
GCatholic.org
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Guayaquil
Christian organizations established in 1948
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1948 establishments in Ecuador
Babahoyo
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