Suffragan diocese Guaranda, Ecuador
Diocese of Guaranda
Guaranden(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite diocese seated in Guaranda, Bolivar Province, Ecuador. Erected on 29 December 1957 from territory of the Diocese of Riobamba and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quito. Its cathedral is San Pedro Cathedral in Guaranda.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1957
- Catholics
- 162,100
- Priests
- 92
- Territory
- 3,336 km²
Parishes and churches
28 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia Catedral San Pedro Apóstol - GuarandaGuaranda · CathedralView parish
- Cuasiparroquia Jesús del Gran Poder - San Luis de PambilSan Luis de PambilView parish
- Cuasiparroquia San Francisco de Asís - Las GuardiasLas GuardiasView parish
- Parroquia María Auxiliadora - CalumaCalumaView parish
- Parroquia María MagdalenaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores - Facundo VelaFacundo VelaView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Quinche - Santa FeSanta FeView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua - SimiatugSimiatugView parish
- Parroquia San José - ChimboChimboView parish
- Parroquia San José de CamarónTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San José de Cuatro EsquinasTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San José del TamboTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San José Obrero - GuarandaGuarandaView parish
- Parroquia San LorenzoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Miguel Arcángel - San MiguelSan MiguelView parish
- Parroquia San Pablo de AtenasTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San SimónTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Vicente Ferrer - EcheandíaEcheandíaView parish
- Parroquia San Vicente Ferrer - GuarandaGuarandaView parish
- Parroquia Santa Marianita - BalsapambaBalsapambaView parish
- Parroquia Santa María - Las NavesLas NavesView parish
- Parroquia Santa Rita - ChillanesChillanesView parish
- Parroquia Santa Rosa de LimaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Señor de la Buena Esperanza - SalinasSalinasView parish
- Parroquia Señor del Buen Suceso - La AsunciónLa AsunciónView parish
- Santuario Diocesano Señor de la Salud - SantiagoSantiagoView parish
- Santuario Diócesano San Pedro de GuanujoTown not recordedView parish
- Santuario Nacional del GuaycoTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Hermenegildo Jose Torres Asanza
- Born
- 2 June 1966
- Birthplace
- San Roque
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The cathedral
San Pedro Cathedral, Guaranda stands in Guaranda, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Territory taken from the Diocese of Riobamba was used on 29 December 1957 to erect the Roman Catholic Diocese of Guaranda (Latin: Dioecesis Guarandensis), seated in the city of Guaranda within the ecclesiastical province of Quito.