Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba

Diocese of Riobamba Dioecesis Rivibambensis
Riobamba Cathedral
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Quito
Statistics
Area	7,014 km2 (2,708 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2010) 510,000 399,000 (78.2%)
Parishes	56
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	29 December 1862 (as Diocese of Bolivar; renamed 25 August 1955)
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Julio Parrilla Díaz
Bishops emeritus	Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Riobamba (Latin: Dioecesis Rivibambensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese located in Riobamba, Ecuador. This diocese was erected on 29 December 1862 as the Diocese of Bolivar (Latin: Dioecesis Bolivarensis) from territory of the Diocese of Cuenca. On 25 August 1955, it was renamed the Diocese of Riobamba. The diocese is currently led by Bishop Julio Parrilla Díaz.

Bishops

Bishops of Bolivar

• José Ignacio Ordóñez (22 June 1866 – 1879)
• Arsenio Andrade (13 November 1884 – 1907)
• Andrés Machado, S.J. (16 November 1907 – 26 April 1916), appointed Bishop of Guayaquil
• Ulpiano Maria Perez y Quinones (7 December 1916 – 27 December 1918)
• Carlos María Javier de la Torre (21 August 1919 – 20 December 1926), appointed Bishop of Guayaquil; future Cardinal
• Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo (5 December 1930 – 7 January 1954)
• Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba (18 March 1954 – 25 August 1955); see immed. below

Bishops of Riobamba

• Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba (25 August 1955 – 20 March 1985); see immed. above
• Victor Alejandro Corral Mantilla (4 September 1987 – 28 February 2011)
• Julio Parrilla Díaz (12 January 2013 – present)

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

• Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil in 1972; future Cardinal

External links

• Catholic Hierarchy
• GCatholic.org
• Catholic Encyclopedia