Jurisdiction: | Apostolic Vicariate |
Esmeraldas | |
Latin: | Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis |
Country: | Ecuador |
Area Km2: | 15,260 |
Population: | 542,000 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Catholics: | 493,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 91 |
Parishes: | 22 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 14 December 1945 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral Cristo Rey |
Bishop: | Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. |
Bishop Title: | Apostolic Vicar |
Emeritus Bishops: | Eugenio Arellano Fernández, M.C.C.I. |
Map: | Ecuador - Vicariato apostolico di Esmeraldas.jpg |
The Apostolic Vicariate (or Vicariate Apostolic) of Esmeraldas (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis) is a missionary pre-diocesan circonscription of the Roman Catholic Church. Its cathedral see Catedral Cristo Rey is located in the town of Esmeraldas in Ecuador's homonymous Pacific coastal province. It is exempt, i.e. directly subject to the Holy See, not part of any ecclesiastical province.
On 14 December 1945 Pope Pius XII established the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas on territory split from the Diocese of Portoviejo. It was elevated to an Apostolic Vicariate by the same pope on 14 November 1957.[1] [2]
All have been missionary members of a Latin Catholic order