Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico

Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Statistics
Area	28,000 km^2 (11,000 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 133,900 111,000 (82.9%)
Parishes	12
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	16 November 1953 (71 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Vicar Apostolic	José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap
Bishops emeritus	Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap.
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The Apostolic Vicariate (Vicariate Apostolic) of Aguarico (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Aguaricoënsis), a missionary s-circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church, is located in the Aguarico Canton in Ecuador's Amazon Rainforest.

History

On 16 November 1953 Pope Pius XII established the Prefecture Apostolic of Aguarico from the Apostolic Vicariate of Napo. It has a cathedral see, the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Carmen, in Puerto Francisco de Orellana, in Orellana Province.

Pope John Paul II elevated it to a Vicariate Apostolic on 2 July 1984.^[1][2]

It remains exempt, i.e., immediately subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.

Episcopal Incumbents

So far, all ordinaries have been Capuchins.

Apostolic prefects

• Igino Gamboa, OFMCap † (30 March 1954 Appointed – 1965)
• Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (22 Jan. 1965 Appointed – 26 June 1970)
• Jesús Langarica Olagüe, OFMCap † (26 June 1970 Appointed – 1982)

Apostolic vicars

• Alejandro Labaca Ugarte, OFMCap † (2 July 1984 Appointed – 2 July 1987)
• Jesús Esteban Sádaba Pérez, OFMCap (22 Jan. 1990 – 2 Aug 2017)
• José Adalberto Jiménez Mendoza, OFMCap (2 Aug 2017 - )

See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ecuador

Sources and References

1. "Vicariate Apostolic of Aguarico". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-04-17.
2. "Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico". Giga Catholic. Retrieved 2013-04-17.