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Suffragan diocese Ibarra, Ecuador

Diocese of Ibarra

Ibarren(sis)

Latin-rite diocese seated in Ibarra in northern Ecuador, erected on 29 December 1862 and suffragan of the Archdiocese of Quito. Its principal church is the Catedral de San Miguel in Ibarra. Bishop Segundo Rene Coba Galarza has led the diocese since December 2019.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de San Miguel, Ibarra, in Ibarra, Ecuador.

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Established
1862
Catholics
324,700
Priests
103
Territory
4,986 km²

Parishes and churches

15 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Segundo Rene Coba Galarza
Born
26 September 1957
Birthplace
Quito

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Miguel, Ibarra stands in Ibarra, 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

Within the ecclesiastical province of Quito in Ecuador sits the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ibarra (Latin: Dioecesis Ibarrensis), centered on the city of Ibarra.