Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda

Diocese of Guaranda Dioecesis Guarandensis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Quito
Statistics
Area	3,336 km2 (1,288 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 188,500 162,100 (86%)
Parishes	30
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 December 1957 (66 years ago)
Cathedral	San Pedro Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda (Latin: Dioecesis Guarandensis) is a diocese located in the city of Guaranda in the Ecclesiastical province of Quito. It was erected on 29 December 1957 from territory from the Diocese of Riobamba.

Bishops

• Gilberto Tapia (10 Dec 1957 – 1958), did not take effect
• Cándido Rada Senosiáin, S.D.B. (31 Mar 1960 – 24 May 1980)
• Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (24 May 1980 – 18 Jun 1990), appointed Bishop of Latacunga
• Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda (11 Apr 1991 – 14 Feb 2004), appointed Bishop of Ecuador, Military
• Ángel Polibio Sánchez Loayza (25 Nov 2004 – 20 Jul 2013), appointed Bishop of Machala
• Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi (24 Jun 2014 - 27 Mar 2018), appointed Bishop of Babahoyo
• Hermenegildo José Torres Asanza (4 Oct 2018–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (1974-1980)

Auxiliary bishop

• Raúl Holguer López Mayorga (1973-1974), appointed Coadjutor here

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Fausto Feliciano Gaibor García, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Riobamba in 2006

Special churches

The Santuario Nacional de Nuestra Señora María Natividad del Guayco (English: National Shrine of the Nativity of Our Lady) is located within the diocese, in the parish of Magdalena, canton of Chimbo.

External links

• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Hierarchy