Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Machala
latin= Dioecesis Machalensis
country= Ecuador| metropolitan= Cuenca
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 5,819
population= 512,000
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 485,000
catholics_percent= 94.7
bishop= Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala {Latin: " Machalen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Machala in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador.
History
* July 26, 1954: Established as Territorial Prelature of Machala from the Diocese of Guayaquil and Diocese of Loja
* January 31, 1969: Promoted as Diocese of Machala
Leadership
* Bishops of Machala (Roman rite)
** Bishop Bishop Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia (1982.01.14 – present)
** Cardinal Antonio José González Zumárraga (1978.01.30 – 1980.06.28)
** Bishop Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán (1969.01.31 – 1978.01.30)
* Prelates of Machala (Roman rite)
** Bishop Vicente Felicísimo Maya Guzmán (1963.11.29 – 1969.01.31)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/mach1.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmach.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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