| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Daule | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Daulensis |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Denomination: | Catholic Church |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 2 February 2022 (years ago) |
| Area Km2: | 5992.33 |
| Population: | 471,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2022 |
| Catholics: | 395,000 |
| Catholics Percent: | 83,8 |
| Parishes: | 27 |
| Bishop: | Krzysztof Kudławiec |
| Apostolic Admin: | Luís Cabrera Herrera |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Giovanni Battista Piccioli |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule (Latin: Dioecesis Dualensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Daule, Ecuador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Guayaquil in Ecuador.
The diocese covers an area of the 12 cantons in the Guayas Province: Daule, Balzar, Colimes, El Empalme, Isidro Ayora, Lomas de Sargentillo, Nobol, Palestina, Pedro Carbo, Samborondón, Santa Lucía and Salitre.
It is divided into 27 parishes and had 28 diocesan priests in 2022.
On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Daule, when it was split off from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]
As its first ordinary he named Giovanni Battista Piccioli, auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil.[2] His installation was scheduled for 31 March.[3] On 17 March 2022, Pope Francis accepted Piccioli's resignation and named Luis Cabrera Herrera, Archbishop of Guayaquil, apostolic administrator.[4]
Luís Cabrera Herrera, apostolic administrator (17 March 2022 – 25 June 2022)