Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga (Latin: Dioecesis Latacungensis) is a diocese located in the city of Latacunga in the ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.

Diocese of Latacunga Dioecesis Latacungensis
Catedral de Latacunga
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Quito
Coordinates	0°56′S 78°37′W
Statistics
Area	5,093 km2 (1,966 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 351,000 300,000 (85.5%)
Parishes	40
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	5 December 1963 (60 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral San Jose
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado
Bishops emeritus	Raúl Holguer López Mayorga José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar
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Bishops

Ordinaries

• Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. (5 Dec 1963 – 3 Dec 1968)
• José Mario Ruiz Navas (5 Dec 1968 – 6 Aug 1989), appointed Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio)
• Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (18 Jun 1990 – 19 Feb 2003)
• José Victoriano Naranjo Tovar (19 Feb 2003 – 30 Nov 2016)
• Geovanni Mauricio Paz Hurtado (30 Nov 2016–present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil, appointed Bishop of Santo Domingo de los Colorados in 2002

Sources

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy