The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Aguarico (), a missionary s-circonscription of the

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, is located in the Aguarico Canton in

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History

On 16 November 1953

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established the

Apostolic prefecture An apostolic prefect or prefect apostolic is a priest who heads what is known as an apostolic prefecture, a 'pre-diocesan' missionary jurisdiction where the Catholic Church is not yet sufficiently developed to have it made a diocese. Although it ...

of Aguarico from the

Apostolic Vicariate of Napo The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Napo () is a missionary circonscription (quasi-diocese) of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see, Catedral San José, is located in the city of Tena, capital of Napo Province in Ecuador's Ama ...

. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, in

Puerto Francisco de Orellana Puerto Francisco de Orellana (), also known as El Coca (), is the capital of province of Orellana in eastern Ecuador. The city is located in the Amazon Rainforest at the confluence of the Coca River and the Napo River (the smaller Payamino Rive ...

, in

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elevated it to a

Apostolic vicariate An apostolic vicariate is a territorial jurisdiction of the Catholic Church under a titular bishop centered in missionary regions and countries where dioceses or parishes have not yet been established. The status of apostolic vicariate is often ...

on 2 July 1984. It remains exempt, i.e., immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Episcopal Incumbents

''So far, all ordinaries have been Capuchins. ;Apostolic prefects * Igino Gamboa, OFMCap † (30 March 1954 Appointed – 1965) * Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (22 Jan. 1965 Appointed – 26 June 1970) * Jesús Langarica Olagüe, OFMCap † (26 June 1970 Appointed – 1982) ;Apostolic vicars * Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (2 July 1984 Appointed – 2 July 1987) * Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap (22 Jan. 1990 – 2 Aug 2017) * José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap (2 Aug 2017 - )

References

Apostolic vicariates Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador Christian organizations established in 1953 {{Ecuador-RC-diocese-stub

History

Episcopal Incumbents

See also

References