Military Ordinariate of Ecuador
The Military Ordinariate of Ecuador is a Latin Church military ordinariate of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. It is immediately exempt to the Holy See and its Roman Congregation for Bishops. It is headquartered at Apartado 17-03-758, Av. América 1830 y Mercadillo in Quito, the capital of Ecuador. It provides pastoral care to Catholics serving in the Ecuadorian Armed Forces and their families.
Statistics
, the ordinariate had 118 missions with 60 priests and 10 lay religious.History
It was established as Military vicariate of Ecuador on 30 March 1983, with the first military vicar appointment on 5 August 1983.It was elevated to Military ordinariate on 21 July 1986, the incumbent accordingly promoted.
Ordinaries
; Military Vicar of Ecuador- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín, Titular Bishop of (Herceg) Novi ; previously Auxiliary Bishop of Quito and Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari, next Bishop of Ibarra
- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín, also Coadjutor Archbishop of Guayaquil ; next succeeded as Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil, died 2006
- Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga, Titular Bishop of Pauzera ; previously Titular Bishop of Ausafa as Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil and then Bishop of Azogues ; later Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito, created Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Via
- Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda ; previously Bishop of Guaranda
- Segundo René Coba Galarza, also Secretary General of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador ; previously Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena as Auxiliary Bishop of above Quito ; next Bishop of Ibarra