Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jacinto

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Diocese of San Jacinto

Dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi de Yaguachi
Cathedral-Basilica of St. Hyancinth
Location
CountryEcuador
Ecclesiastical provinceGuayaquil
MetropolitanAntonio Arregui Yarza
Statistics
Area6,265 km2 (2,419 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2009)
715,856
618,301 (86.4%)
Parishes42
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established4 November 2009 (14 years ago)
CathedralBasílica Catedral San Jacinto
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopAníbal Nieto Guerra, OCD

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jacinto (

suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Guayaquil
.

History

On 4 November 2009, Pope Benedict XVI established the Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[2][3]

Ordinaries

  • Aníbal Nieto Guerra, OCD (4 Nov 2009 – Present)

References

  1. ^ "In Aequatoria nova conditur dioecesis Sancti Hyacinthi de Yaguachi appellanda (Die quarto mensis Novembris, anno Domini bismillesimo nono) | Benedictus XVI".
  2. ^ "Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  3. ^ "Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.