Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Diocese
name= Tulcán
latin= Dioecesis Tulcanensis
country= Ecuador| metropolitan= Quito
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral =
cocathedral =
area= 3,699
population= 173,221
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 167,850
catholics_percent= 2004
bishop= Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B.
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tulcán {Latin: " Tulcanen(sis)"} is a diocese located in the city of Tulcán in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador.
History
* March 17, 1965: Established as Diocese of Tulcán from the Diocese of Ibarra
Leadership
* Bishops of Tulcán (Roman rite)
** Bishop Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos, S.D.B. (2002.06.15 – ...)
** Bishop Germán Trajano Pavón Puente (1989.01.28 – 2001.04.19)
** Bishop Luis Clemente de la Vega Rodriguez (1965.03.17 – 1987.05.04)
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/tulc0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dtulc.html Catholic Hierarchy]
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