The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule (Latin: Dioecesis Dualensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Daule, Ecuador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Diocese

The diocese covers an area of the 12 cantons in the Guayas Province: Daule, Balzar, Colimes, El Empalme, Isidro Ayora, Lomas de Sargentillo, Nobol, Palestina, Pedro Carbo, Samborondón, Santa Lucía and Salitre.

It is divided into 27 parishes and had 28 diocesan priests in 2022.[citation needed]

History

On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Daule, when it was split off from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]

As its first ordinary he named Giovanni Battista Piccioli, auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil.[2] His installation was scheduled for 31 March.[3] On 17 March 2022, Pope Francis accepted Piccioli's resignation and named Luis Cabrera Herrera, Archbishop of Guayaquil, apostolic administrator.[4]

Ordinaries

Luis Cabrera Herrera, apostolic administrator (17 March 2022 – 25 June 2022)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Erezione delle Diocesi di Daule e di Santa Elena (Ecuador) e nomina dei primi Vescovi". the Holy See Press Service (in Italian). 2022-02-02.
  2. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 02.02.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 2 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Obispos auxiliares de Guayaquil asumirán nuevo reto como líderes de diócesis de Daule y Santa Elena, erigidas recientemente". El Universo (in Spanish). 3 February 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 17.03.2022" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 17 March 2022.

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