Skip to the diocese
Catholic Intelligence
J.M.J.Search

Apostolic vicariate Puyo, Ecuador

Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo

Puyoën(sis)

Latin-rite apostolic vicariate seated in Puyo, capital of Pastaza Province in Ecuador's Amazon. Established on 4 October 1886 as the Prefecture Apostolic of Canelos y Macas from the Vicariate Apostolic of Napo, elevated to vicariate in 1964 and renamed Puyo in 1976. Bishop Rafael Cob Garcia has been vicar apostolic since November 1998.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Puyo, in Puyo, Ecuador.

Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.

Established
1886
Catholics
61,100
Priests
14
Territory
31,000 km²

Parishes and churches

22 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

Vicar Apostolic
Rafael Cob Garcia
Born
23 October 1951
Birthplace
La Horra

Explore the ministry of the bishop.

The cathedral

Catedral Nuestra Senora del Rosario, Puyo stands in Puyo, 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

A missionary pre-diocesan circumscription of the Roman Catholic Church, the Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo (Latin: Apostolicus Vicariatus Puyoënsis) has for its cathedral see the Catedral Nuestra Señora del Rosario, in the city of Puyo, capital of Pastaza Province in Ecuador's Amazon rainforest.