Roman Catholic Diocese of Latacunga

0°56′S 78°37′W / 0.933°S 78.617°W / -0.933; -78.617StatisticsArea5,093 km² (1,966 sq mi)Population
- Total
- Catholics(as of 2004)
351,000
300,000 (85.5%)Parishes40InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteLatin RiteEstablished5 December 1963 (60 years ago)CathedralCatedral San JoseCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopGeovanni Mauricio Paz HurtadoBishops emeritusRaúl Holguer López Mayorga
José Victoriano Naranjo TovarMap

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.

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