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Diocese of Tulcán

Dioecesis Tulcanensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 17 March 1965
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Quito
  • Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Square Kilometers: 3,784 (1,461 Square Miles)
  • Mailing Address: Curia Diocesana, Apartado 04-01-0023, Calle 10 de Agosto y Olmedo, Tulcan, Carchi, Ecuador
  • Telephone: (06)2982.699; 2980.680
  • Fax: 2980.680

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
17 March 1965ErectedDiocese of Ibarra (Carchi) Diocese of Tulcán (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1966100,030247313,226106714ap1967
1970114,700115,00099.7%255303,823117520ap1971
1976125,000127,00098.4%234274,62997721ap1977
1977126,000130,00096.9%263294,344199823ap1981
1990155,700158,00098.5%203236,76971127ap1991
1999162,357167,37997.0%341354,63839926ap2000
2000165,674169,05698.0%292315,344410226ap2001
2001167,028170,78497.8%342364,639510726ap2002
2002169,250174,68096.9%313344,977310926ap2003
2003171,682177,24096.9%313345,049410626ap2004
2004167,850173,22196.9%293325,245410626ap2005
2010176,000184,00095.7%363394,512310125ap2011
2014187,000196,00095.4%313345,50048625ap2015
2017166,885177,06294.3%363394,27947725ap2018
2020150,543186,86980.6%396453,34586325ap2021
2022154,880192,25080.6%406463,36686325ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 124, and Page 125

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