The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule (Latin: Dioecesis Dualensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Daule, Ecuador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Diocese of Daule Dioecesis Daulensis | |
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 Cathedral of the Lord of Miracles in Daule | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guayaquil |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,992.33 km2 (2,313.65 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2022) 471,000 395,000 (83,8%) |
| Parishes | 27 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2 February 2022 (2 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Lord of Miracles in Daule |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Krzysztof Kudławiec |
| Apostolic Administrator | Luís Cabrera Herrera |
| Bishops emeritus | Giovanni Battista Piccioli |
Diocese
The diocese covers an area of the 12 cantons in the Guayas Province: Daule, Balzar, Colimes, El Empalme, Isidro Ayora, Lomas de Sargentillo, Nobol, Palestina, Pedro Carbo, Samborondón, Santa Lucía and Salitre.
It is divided into 27 parishes and had 28 diocesan priests in 2022.[citation needed]
History
On 2 February 2022, Pope Francis established the Diocese of Daule, when it was split off from the Archdiocese of Guayaquil.[1]
As its first ordinary he named Giovanni Battista Piccioli, auxiliary bishop of Guayaquil.[2] His installation was scheduled for 31 March.[3] On 17 March 2022, Pope Francis accepted Piccioli's resignation and named Luis Cabrera Herrera, Archbishop of Guayaquil, apostolic administrator.[4]
Ordinaries
- Giovanni Battista Piccioli (2 February 2022 – 17 March 2022)
- Luís Cabrera Herrera, apostolic administrator (17 March 2022 – 25 June 2022)
- Krzysztof Kudławiec (since 22 April 2022)
