Vicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos

Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos
Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Michaëlis de Sucumbios
Location
Country Ecuador
Statistics
Area 13,287 km2 (5,130 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
139,000
111,000 (79.9%)
Parishes 41
Information
Denomination Catholic Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established 16 April 1924 (90 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Nuestra Señora del Cisne
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Vicar Apostolic Sede vacante
Emeritus Bishops Gonzalo López Marañon, O.C.D.
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The Vicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Sancti Michaëlis de Sucumbios) in the Catholic Church is located in the city of Nueva Loja, Sucumbíos Province in Ecuador.

History

On 16 April 1924 Pope Pius XI established the Prefecture Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo. Blessed John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 2 July 1984.[1][2]

Ordinaries

Relations with the Ecuadorian state

In October 2010, after López Marañon of the Discalced Carmelites retired at the mandatory age of 75, the Holy See appointed Rafael Ibarguren, of the Heralds of the Gospel as Apostolic Administrator of the Vicariate Apolistic. Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa objected to the nomination as he considered Ibarguren 'ultraconservative and fundamentalist', he also feared that Ibarguren would destroy all the social work his predecessor had achieved.[3] Correa asserted that he could veto the nomination of Ibarguren on the basis of a Modus vivendi agreement between Ecuador and the Holy See. The Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference asserted otherwise. Relations between the two entities were strained and believers within Sucumbíos were divided in those supporting the Heralds of the Gospel and those who did not.[3] On 5 December 2011 Pope Benedict XVI named Paolo Mietto Apolostic Administrator.[4]

See also

Sources

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of San Miguel de Sucumbíos". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Paúl Mena Erazo (20 March 2011). "Ecuador: Correa enfrenta a Iglesia Católica por nombramiento de vicario". BBC Mundo. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "Nombrado Administrator Apostólico del Vicariato de Sucumbios" (in Spanish). Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.