Diocese of Guaranda

Diocese of Guaranda

*Dioecesis Guarandensis*
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 (68 years ago)
Cathedral	San Pedro Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
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^[1]
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

Another 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.^{[citation needed]}

References

↑ "Resignations and Appointments". The Vatican: Holy See Press Office. March 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

External links

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[1] "Resignations and Appointments". The Vatican: Holy See Press Office. March 27, 2018. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2025.

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