Military Ordinariate of Ecuador explained
| Military Ordinariate of Ecuador |
| Local: | Obispado Castrense del Ecuador |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 30 March 1983 (years ago) |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Bishop: | vacant |
The Military Ordinariate of Ecuador (Spanish; Castilian: Obispado Castrense del Ecuador) is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. it is headquartered Apartado 17-03-758, Av. América 1830 y Mercadillo in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Ecuadorian Armed Forces and their families.
Statistics
, the ordinariate had 118 missions with 60 priests (50 diocesan, 10 religious) and 10 lay religious (brothers).
History
It was established as Military vicariate of Ecuador on 30 March 1983, with the first military vicar appointment on 5 August 1983. It was elevated to Military ordinariate on 21 July 1986, the incumbent accordingly promoted.
Ordinaries
(all Roman Rite) [1]
- Military Vicar of Ecuador
- Military Ordinaries of Ecuador
- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (see above 21 July 1986 – 7 December 1989), also Coadjutor Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1988.03.25 – 1989.12.07); next succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (1989.12.07 – retired 2003.05.07), died 2006
- Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (8 July 1989 – 21 March 2003), Titular Bishop of Pauzera (1989.07.08 – 1998.03.07); previously Titular Bishop of Ausafa (1972.04.20 – 1975.04.29) as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (1972.04.20 – 1975.04.29) and then Bishop of Azogues (Ecuador) (1975.04.29 – 1989.07.08); later Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (2003.03.21 – 2010.09.11), created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via (2010.11.20 [2010.11.28] – ...)
- Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda (14 February 2004 – retired 18 June 2014); previously Bishop of Guaranda (Ecuador) (1991.04.11 – 2004.02.14)
- Segundo René Coba Galarza (18 June 2014 – 12 December 2019), also Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2014.05.08 – ...); previously Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18) as Auxiliary Bishop of above Quito (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18); next Bishop of Ibarra (2019.12.12 - ...)
See also
Sources and external links
Notes and References
- http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/ecua0.htm GCatholic
