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 | |
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.jpg.webp) 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 (59 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
| Province of Cuenca | |
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| Province of Guayaquil | |
| Province of Portoviejo | |
| Province of Quito | |
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