Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico explained

Jurisdiction:Apostolic Vicariate
Aguarico
Latin:Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis
Country: Ecuador
Area Km2:28,000
Population:133,900
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:111,000
Catholics Percent:82.9
Parishes:12
Denomination:Catholic Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:16 November 1953 (years ago)
Cathedral:Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Bishop:José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap
Bishop Title:Vicar Apostolic
Emeritus Bishops:Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap.
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The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Aguarico (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis), a missionary s-circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in the Aguarico Canton in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.

History

On 16 November 1953 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico from the Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, in Puerto Francisco de Orellana, in Orellana Province. Pope John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 2 July 1984.[1] [2]

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
Apostolic vicars

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico. Catholic Hierarchy. 2013-04-17.
  2. Web site: Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico. Giga Catholic. 2013-04-17.