Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga is a diocese
located in the city of Latacunga
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 Latacunga
Latacunga
Latacunga is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaques and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2001 Latacunga had 51,689 inhabitants, largely mestizo and indigenous.Latacunga...
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
- Benigno Chiriboga, S.J.Society of JesusThe Society of Jesus is a Catholic male religious order that follows the teachings of the Catholic Church. The members are called Jesuits, and are also known colloquially as "God's Army" and as "The Company," these being references to founder Ignatius of Loyola's military background and a...
(5 Dec 1963 - 3 Dec 1968) - José Mario Ruiz Navas (5 Dec 1968 - 6 Aug 1989)
- Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (18 Jun 1990 - 19 Feb 2003)
- José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (19 Feb 2003 - present)