Apostolic Vicariate of Napo

Apostolic Vicariate of Napo Apostolicus Vicariatus Napensis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Statistics
Area	24,600 km2 (9,500 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 111,000 97,000 (87.4%)
Parishes	20
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	7 February 1871 (153 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San José
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	vacant
Bishops emeritus	Adelio Pasqualotto
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The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Napo (

.

History

On 7 February 1871,

. It remains exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

It has lost territory five times with the creation of the following jurisdictions within Ecuador:

• Apostolic Prefecture of Canelos e Macas (1886; meanwhile a Vicariate Apostolic)
• Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez (1893, as Méndez y Gualaquiza)
• Vicariate Apostolic of Zamora
  (1893)
• Apostolic Prefecture of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (1924; meanwhile an Apostolic Vicariate)
• Apostolic Prefecture of Aguarico (1953; meanwhile an Apostolic Vicariate).^[1][2]

Leadership

Bishops

• Emilio Cecco, C.S.I. (28 April 1931 – 1938)
• Giorgio Rossi, C.S.I. (23 May 1938 – 22 January 1941)
• Maximiliano Spiller, C.S.I. (12 November 1941 – 27 April 1978)
• Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I. (27 April 1978 – 2 August 1996)
• Paolo Mietto, C.S.I. (2 August 1996 – 11 June 2010)
• Celmo Lazzari, C.S.I. (11 June 2010 – 21 November 2013), appointed Vicar Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos
• Adelio Pasqualotto, C.S.I. (12 December 2014–31 May 2023)^[3]

Coadjutor Vicar Apostolic

• Paolo Mietto, C.S.I. (1 July 1994 - 2 August 1996)

Auxiliary bishops

• Antonio Cabri, C.S.I. (9 May 1974 to 27 July 1974), died without being consecrated
• Julio Parise Loro, C.S.I. (5 October 1974 - 27 April 1978), appointed Vicar Apostolic here

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ecuador

Sources and References