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Diocese of Ambato
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The Diocese of Ambato is a Latin Church diocese in the central highlands of Ecuador, created on February 28, 1948, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Quito. It has been led by Bishop Jorge Giovanny Pazmino Abril since 2015.
- Bishop
- Jorge Giovanny Pazmino Abril
- Latin name
- Ambaten(sis)
- Erected
- 28 February 1948
- Cathedral
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Elevation (Nuestra Senora de la Elevacion)
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Quito (Archdiocese of Quito)
- Catholics
- 499,000
- Chancery
- Obispado, Calle Bolívar 17-33, Ambato, Ecuador
- Telephone
- Tel. [03]2422.102; fax 2823.650
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
Parishes near the see
- Cristo Rey · Ambato 2 km
- Cristo Sacerdote · Ambato 2 km
- Cristo Salvador · Ambato 2 km
- Divino Niño · Ambato 2 km
- La Dolorosa · Ambato 2 km
- Espíritu Santo · Ambato 2 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000671 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08