Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo is a diocese
located in the city of Babahoyo
in the Ecclesiastical province
of Guayaquil
in Ecuador.
Prelate of Los Rios
Bishops of Babahoyo
*Later became the Prelate of Los Rios.
**Later became the Bishop.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
located in the city of Babahoyo
Babahoyo
Babahoyo, founded September 30, 1948, by legislative decree, is the capital of the Los Ríos province of Ecuador. Its population is cited around 158,000. It is bordered by two rivers, the San Pablo and the Caracol, which join to form the Babahoyo River...
in the Ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of Guayaquil
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.-Leadership:Bishops of Guayaquil*Francisco Xavier de Garaycos *Tomás Aguirre...
in Ecuador.
Leadership
Apostolic AdministratorApostolic Administrator
An apostolic administrator in the Roman Catholic Church is a prelate appointed by the Pope to serve as the ordinary for an apostolic administration...
- Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales* (13 Aug 1948 - ?)
Prelate of Los Rios
- Victor Garaygordóbil BerrizbeitiaVictor Garaygordóbil BerrizbeitiaVictor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia is a Spanish-Basque Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. At the age of , he is one of the oldest bishops in the Church....
(29 Nov 1963 - 12 May 1982) - Jesús Ramón Martínez de Ezquerecocha Suso** (28 Jun 1984 - 27 Mar 2008)
Bishops of Babahoyo
- Fausto Trávez TrávezFausto Trávez TrávezFausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. is the current archbishop of Quito and therefore, primate of Ecuador since his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 September 2010. He had previously served as bishop of Babahoyo....
, O.F.M. (27 Mar 2008 - 11 September 2010)
*Later became the Prelate of Los Rios.
**Later became the Bishop.