Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo

Diocese of Babahoyo Dioecesis Babahoiensis
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Guayaquil
Metropolitan	Antonio Arregui Yarza
Statistics
Area	6,531 km² (2,522 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2006) 751,000 555,000 (73.9%)
Parishes	21
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	15 July 1948 (Established as Apostolic Vicariate of Los Ríos) 10 September 1951 (Promoted as Territorial Prelature) 22 August 1994 (Promoted as Diocese of Babahoyo)
Cathedral	Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Merced
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Marco Pérez Caicedo
Emeritus Bishops	Victor Garaygordóbil Berrizbeitia Prelate Emeritus of Babahoyo
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Babahoyo (Latin: Dioecesis Babahoiensis) is a diocese located in the city of Babahoyo in the Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Ordinaries

Prelate of Los Rios

Bishops of Babahoyo

*Later became the Prelate of Los Rios.
**Later became the Bishop.

Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador

Province of Cuenca	Archdiocese of Cuenca Diocese of Azogues Diocese of Loja Diocese of Machala

Province of Guayaquil	Archdiocese of Guayaquil Diocese of Babahoyo Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi

Province of Portoviejo	Archdiocese of Portoviejo Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

Province of Quito	Archdiocese of Quito Diocese of Ambato Diocese of Guaranda Diocese of Ibarra Diocese of Latacunga Diocese of Riobamba Diocese of Tulcán

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Ecuador Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas Apostolic Vicariate of Galapagos Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez Apostolic Vicariate of Napo Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador

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