Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas

Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis
Location
Country Ecuador
Statistics
Area15,260 km2 (5,890 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2010)
542,000
493,000 (91%)
Parishes22
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established14 December 1945 (78 years ago)
CathedralCatedral Cristo Rey
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Apostolic VicarAntonio Crameri, S.S.C.
Bishops emeritusEugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I.
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The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Esmeraldas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis) is a missionary pre-diocesan circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see Catedral Cristo Rey is located in the town of Esmeraldas in Ecuador's homonymous Pacific coastal province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

History

On 14 December 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas on territory split from the Diocese of Portoviejo.

It was elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate by the same pope on 14 November 1957.[1][2]

Ordinaries

All have been missionary members of a Latin Catholic order
Apostolic Prefect
  • Jeroteo della SSma Vergine del Carmelo, OCD (25 October 1946 – 28 July 1954)
Apostolic Vicars
  • Angelo Barbisotti, FSCJ, Titular Bishop of Caunas (14 November 1957 – 17 September 1972)
  • Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni, MCCI, Titular Bishop of Castulo (14 June 1973 – 10 February 1995)
  • Eugenio Arellano Fernández, MCCI, Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari (1 June 1995 – 5 July 2021)
  • Antonio Crameri, SSC, Titular Bishop of Apollonia (5 July 2021 – present)

See also

Notes and references

  1. ↑ "Vicariate Apostolic of Esmeraldas". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
  2. ↑ "Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2015-07-27.



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