Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambato
Encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ambato is a diocese
located in the city of Ambato in the Ecclesiastical province
of Quito in Ecuador.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Ambato in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Quito in Ecuador.
Leadership
- Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. (23 Oct 1949 - 10 Apr 1969)
- Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (4 Jul 1969 - 15 Feb 2000)
- Germán Trajano Pavón Puente (19 Apr 2001 - present)