Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello (13 March 1942 – 25 September 2015) was an

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechuan languages, Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar language, Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechuan ...

ian Catholic bishop. He was born in Aloasí and ordained a priest in 1966. He served only the archdiocese of Quito until 1994, when he was named to the concurrent post of

titular bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox a ...

in Ambia. Altamirano was appointed as the bishop of

Azogues Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is approximately 40,000. Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 39,848 inhabitants, its aver ...

in 2004, and died in office in 2015.

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1942 births 2015 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ecuador 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in Ecuador Roman Catholic bishops of Azogues Roman Catholic bishops of Quito {{Ecuador-RC-bishop-stub