Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Azogues | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Azoguensis |
Country: | Ecuador |
Metropolitan: | Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán |
Province: | Cuenca |
Area Km2: | 4,515 |
Population: | 210,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 208,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 99 |
Parishes: | 33 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Latin Rite |
Established: | 26 June 1958 (years ago), created by the pope Paul VI. |
Bishop: | Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera |
Map: | Ecuador - Diocesi di Azogues.jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues (la|Dioecesis Azoguensis) is a diocese located in the city of Azogues in the ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. It was created on 26 June 1968 from territory of the Archdiocese of Cuenca by the papal bull made by Pope Paul VI.