Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
| Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador Dioecesis Sancti Dominici in Aequatoria | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral of the Ascension | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portoviejo |
| Metropolitan | Lorenzo Voltolini Esti |
| Coordinates | 0°15′0″S 79°9′0″W / 0.25000°S 79.15000°WCoordinates: 0°15′0″S 79°9′0″W / 0.25000°S 79.15000°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,500 km2 (3,300 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 763,000 653,000 (85.6%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established |
5 January 1987 (Erected as Territorial Prelature) 8 August 1996 (Elevated to Diocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of La Ascensión |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler; appointed by Pope Francis on Tuesday, 24 March 2015; formerly, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil, in Guayaquil, Ecuador[1][2] |
| Emeritus Bishops | Emilio Lorenzo Stehle |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Dominici in Aequatoria) is a diocese located in the city of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados in the Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo, Ecuador.
History
Erected as a Territorial Prelature from territory of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito on 5 January 1987, it was elevated to a Diocese on 8 August 1996. On 18 June 2008 the Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados was renamed as the Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador.
Ordinaries
Prelate of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados
- Emilio Lorenzo Stehle* (5 Jan 1987 - 11 May 2002)
Bishops of Santo Domingo de Los Colorados
- Wilson Abraham Moncayo Jalil (11 May 2002 – 12 March 2012)
- Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler (24 March 2015 – present); formerly, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
*Elevated to Bishop when the Diocese was elevated.
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