The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambato () 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, prov ...
located in the city of
Ambato in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian churches, including those of both Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity, that have traditional hierarchical structures. An ecclesiastical province consist ...
of
Quito
Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...
in Ecuador.
Special churches
*Minor Basilicas:
**
Nuestra Señora de la Elevación, Ambato
Leadership
*
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz
Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz (born 12 November 1912 in Cotacachi (city), Cotacachi, Imbabura Province, Imbabura, Ecuador and died on 6 April 2000 in Quito Ecuador) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal.
Biography
He joined the Franciscan order in 1928, ...
,
O.F.M. (23 Oct 1949 – 10 Apr 1969), appointed Archbishop of Guayaquil; future Cardinal
*
Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (23 February 1934 – 29 December 2017) was an Ecuadorian Roman Catholic archbishop.
Cisneros Durán was ordained to the priesthood in 1957. He subsequently served as an auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic A ...
(4 Jul 1969 – 15 Feb 2000), appointed Archbishop of Cuenca
*
Germán Trajano Pavón Puente
Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus.
Surname
* Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player
* Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professiona ...
(19 Apr 2001 – 20 Jan 2015)
*
Jorge Giovanny Pazmiño Abril, O.P. (20 Jan 2015–present)
External links
Official website
Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Quito
Christian organizations established in 1948
Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
1948 establishments in Ecuador
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