The Diocese of Santo Domingo in Ecuador ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Dominici in Aequatoria) is a

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ecclesiastical territory of the

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in northern

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: ' ...

. It is a

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in the

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of the

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Archdiocese of Portoviejo. Its

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is the Catedral La Ascensión del Señor, dedicated to the Ascension, in the

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Santo Domingo de Los Colorados Santo Domingo de los Colorados, often simply referred to as Santo Domingo (Quechua: Tsachila), is an Ecuadorian city and seat of the canton that bears its name and the Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province. It is the fourth most populous city ...

in Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas Province, where a future cathedral is also under construction, the Catedral El Buen Pastor, dedicated to the

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History

* Erected on 5 January 1987 as Territorial Prelature of Santo Domingo de los Colorados, on territory split off from the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level in 1849 by Pope Pius ...

* On 8 August 1996 elevated to bishopric as Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados. * Renamed on 18 June 2008 as the Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador.

Statistics

As per 2014, it pastorally served 785,000 Catholics (92.4% of 850,000 total) on 8,500 km² in 57 parishes and 381 missions with 87 priests (56 diocesan, 31 religious), 2 deacons, 120 lay religious (33 brothers, 87 sisters) and 18 seminarians.

Episcopal ordinaries

;''Territorial Prelate of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados'' * Emilio Lorenzo Stehle (born Germany) (5 Jan 1987 – 8 August 1996 ''see below''),

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(1983.07.16 – 1987.01.05), previously Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Quito (Ecuador) (1983.07.16 – 1987.01.05) ;''Suffragan Bishops of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados'' * Emilio Lorenzo Stehle (''see above'' 8 August 1996 – retired 11 May 2002); died 16 May 2017 *

Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil (September 20, 1944 in Ambato, Ecuador – March 12, 2012) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecua ...

(11 May 2002 – 18 June 2008 ''see below'') ;''Suffragan Bishops of Santo Domingo in Ecuador'' *

(''see above'' 18 June 2008 – death 12 March 2012) * ''

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Julio César Terán Dutari,

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(S.J.) (born Panama) (2012.03.15 – 2015.03.24), former Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (2004.02.14 – retired 2011.03.25)'' *

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(born Switzerland) (24 March 2015 – ...); previously

of Carpi (2013.10.26 – 2015.03.24) as Auxiliary Bishop of the

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil ( la, Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: '' ...

(Ecuador) (2013.10.26 – 2015.03.24).

References

Sources and external links

GCatholic.org entry, with Google map and satellite photo - data for all sections

Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Portoviejo Religious organizations established in 1987 Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century {{SouthAm-RC-diocese-stub

History

Statistics

Episcopal ordinaries

See also

References

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