Diocese of Babahoyo

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Bishop(s) Skiper Bladimir Y��ez Calvachi, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 22 August 1994 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guayaquil Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Ecuador Square Kilometers: 7,100 (2,742 Square Miles) Mailing Address: Calle Cinco de Junio 1000 y Rocafuerte, Babahoyo [Los Rios], Ecuador Telephone: (05)2732.691 Fax: (same)

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os
  • Latin Name: Fluminensis
  • Erected: 15 July 1948
  • Vicariate
  • Country: Ecuador

• Territorial Prelature of Los R�os
  • Latin Name: Fluminum
  • Elevated: 10 September 1951
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guayaquil
  • Country: Ecuador

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Victor Garaygord�bil Berrizbeitia † (29 Nov 1963 Appointed - 12 May 1982 Resigned)
• Jes�s Ram�n Mart�nez de Ezquerecocha Suso † (28 Jun 1984 Appointed - 27 Mar 2008 Resigned)
• Fausto Gabriel Tr�vez Tr�vez, O.F.M. (27 Mar 2008 Appointed - 11 Sep 2010 Appointed, Archbishop of Quito)
• Marcos Aurelio P�rez Caicedo (10 Feb 2012 Appointed - 20 Jun 2016 Appointed, Archbishop of Cuenca)
• Skiper Bladimir Y��ez Calvachi (27 Mar 2018 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os
15 July 1948	Erected	Diocese of Guayaquil	Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os (erected)
Territorial Prelature of Los R�os
10 September 1951	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os	Territorial Prelature of Los R�os
10 June 1952	Name Changed		Territorial Prelature of Los R�os (Latin changed from Fluminensis)
Diocese of Babahoyo
22 August 1994	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Los R�os	Diocese of Babahoyo

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os
1949	200,000	200,000	100.0%	8	2	10	20,000		2	17	20	ap1951
Territorial Prelature of Los R�os
1966	238,500	245,400	97.2%	19	2	21	11,357		7	39	12	ap1967
1968		328,004	.0%		2	2	0		10	20	12	ap1971
1976	350,000	382,750	91.4%	19	2	21	16,666		7	10	16	ap1977
1980	357,000	448,000	79.7%	18	3	21	17,000		8	9	16	ap1981
1990	492,000	529,000	93.0%	16	4	20	24,600		7	12	17	ap1991
Diocese of Babahoyo
1999	648,000	690,000	93.9%	21	5	26	24,923		6	20	20	ap2000
2000	648,000	690,000	93.9%	21	8	29	22,344		9	32	20	ap2001
2001	698,400	720,000	97.0%	21	8	29	24,082		9	32	21	ap2002
2002	705,000	726,000	97.1%	24	10	34	20,735		13	32	21	ap2003
2003	698,400	720,000	97.0%	25	10	35	19,954		13	27	21	ap2004
2004	635,100	730,000	87.0%	26	10	36	17,641		22	27	21	ap2005
2006	555,000	751,000	73.9%	25	8	33	16,818		11	36	21	ap2007
2012	601,000	812,000	74.0%	23	5	28	21,464		9	51	25	ap2013
2015	636,240	849,000	74.9%	31	12	43	14,796		15	41	30	ap2016
2018	640,800	801,000	80.0%	27	11	38	16,863		14	29	32	ap2019
2020	718,976	921,763	78.0%	29	11	40	17,974		15	44	30	ap2021
2022	730,000	936,142	78.0%	32	11	43	16,976		13	51	30	ap2023

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Ramiro Alejandro Herrera Herrera (Administrator: 6 Aug 2016 to 19 May 2018)
• Marcos Aurelio P�rez Caicedo (Bishop: 10 Feb 2012 to 20 Jun 2016)
• Fausto Gabriel Tr�vez Tr�vez, O.F.M. (Bishop: 27 Mar 2008 to 11 Sep 2010)
• Skiper Bladimir Y��ez Calvachi (Bishop: 27 Mar 2018 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Adolfo Maria Astudillo Morales † (Apostolic Administrator: 13 Aug 1948 to 1951)
• Victor Garaygord�bil Berrizbeitia † (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Apr 1957; Prelate: 29 Nov 1963 to 12 May 1982)
• Jes�s Ram�n Mart�nez de Ezquerecocha Suso † (Prelate: 28 Jun 1984; Bishop: 22 Aug 1994 to 27 Mar 2008)

Source(s)

Vicariate Apostolic of Los R�os Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 41, Page 16, and Page 17 Territorial Prelature of Los R�os Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 209, to Page 211 Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 44, Page 594 Diocese of Babahoyo Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 86, Page 937, to Page 939

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