Diocese of Ibarra, Ecuador

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ibarra / Ibarren(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Quito

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

1862.12.29: Established as Diocese of Ibarra / Ibarren(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito and became suffragan of Quito)
1965.03.17: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tulcán

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.12.12 – ...):

Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza (66)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ibarra (Roman Rite)

Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza (66)
(2019.12.12 – ...)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Ego sum tecum

Born:	1957.06.26 (Quito, Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1982.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.08.11

Priest of Quito (Ecuador) (1982.07.03 – 2006.06.07)

Titular Bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (2006.06.07 – 2014.06.18)

General Secretary of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2014.05.08 – 2019.12.12)

Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador) (2014.06.18 – 2019.12.12)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (2019.12.12 – ...)

Bishop Guido Iván Minda Chalá (64)
(Apostolic Administrator 2018.10.13 – 2019.12.12)

Bishop Valter Dario Maggi (67)
(2011.03.25 – 2018.10.13)

Bishop emeritus of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Tibi semper magis credere

Born:	1956.08.12 (Brignano Gera d’Adda, Italy)
Ordained Priest:	1985.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.04.05

Priest of Foggia–Bovino (Italy) (1985.06.15 – 2008.02.19)

Titular Bishop of Bossa (2008.02.19 – 2011.03.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (2008.02.19 – 2011.03.25)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (2011.03.25 – 2018.10.13)

Bishop Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J. (90)
(2004.02.14 – 2011.03.25)

Bishop emeritus of Ibarra (Ecuador)

Born:	1933.08.15 (Soná, Panama)
Ordained Priest:	1963.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.09.30

Titular Bishop of Horrea (1995.07.12 – 2004.02.14)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1995.07.12 – 2004.02.14)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (2004.02.14 – 2011.03.25)

Apostolic Administrator of Santo Domingo (Ecuador) (2012.03.15 – 2015.03.24)

Bishop Antonio Arregui Yarza (84) (later Archbishop)
(1995.07.25 – 2003.05.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Guayaquil (Ecuador)

Born:	1939.06.03 (Oñata, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1964.03.13
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.02.22

Priest of Opus Dei (Italy) (1964.03.13 – 1990.01.04)

Titular Bishop of Auzegera (1990.01.04 – 1995.07.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1990.01.04 – 1995.07.25)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1995.07.25 – 2003.05.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (2003.05.07 – 2015.09.24)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (2011 – 2014.05.08)

Cardinal Bernardino Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1990 – 1995.07.25)

Bishop Luis Oswaldo Pérez Calderón
(1984.08.21 – 1989.09.22)

Born:	1926.01.23 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1950.06.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.11.25
Died:	1989.09.22 († 63)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1984.08.21 – 1989.09.22)

Bishop Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (later Archbishop)
(1980.06.28 – 1983.08.05)

Caritas Christi urget nos

Born:	1927.08.09 (Argentina)
Ordained Priest:	1962.08.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.06.15
Died:	2006.08.27 († 79)

Titular Bishop of Cellæ in Proconsulari (1969.05.17 – 1980.06.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1969.05.17 – 1980.06.28?)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1980.06.28 – 1983.08.05)

Military Vicar of Ecuador (Ecuador) (1983.08.05 – 1986.07.21)

Titular Bishop of Novi (1983.08.05 – 1988.03.25)

Military Ordinary of Ecuador (Ecuador) (1986.07.21 – 1988.03.25)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1988.03.25 – 1989.12.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1989.12.07 – 2003.05.07)

Bishop Silvio Luis Haro Alvear
(1955.03.23 – 1980.06.28)

Born:	1904.12.15 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1929.06.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1950.10.08
Died:	1983.05.27 († 78)

Titular Bishop of Antæopolis (1950.07.17 – 1955.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1950.07.17 – 1955.03.23)

Apostolic Administrator of El Oro (Ecuador) (1954 – 1955.03.23)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1955.03.23 – 1980.06.28)

Bishop Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral (later Archbishop)
(1936.09.18 – 1954.10.11)

Born:	1896.04.22 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1921.01.01
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.01.24
Died:	1971.04.26 († 75)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1936.09.18 – 1954.10.11)

Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1954.10.11 – 1956.01.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (1956.01.22 – 1969.03.11)

President of Episcopal Conference of Ecuador (1968 – 1969)

Titular Archbishop of Vescovìo (1969.03.11 – 1970.12.27)

Bishop Alessandro Pasquel
(1931.12.18 – 1934.09.18)

Born:	1869.10.31 (Ecuador)
Died:	1934.09.18 († 64)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1931.12.18 – 1934.09.18)

Bishop Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo
(1916.12.04 – 1930.12.05)

Born:	1872.11.02 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1896.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1917.10.28
Died:	1954.01.07 († 81)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1916.12.04 – 1930.12.05)

Bishop of Bolivar (Ecuador) (1930.12.05 – 1954.01.07)

Bishop Ulpiano Maria Perez y Quinones
(1907.05.08 – 1916.12.04)

Born:	1863.08.04 (Ecuador)
Died:	1918.12.27 († 55)

Titular Bishop of Arethusus (1907.01.11 – 1907.05.08)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1907.05.08 – 1916.12.04)

Bishop of Bolivar (Ecuador) (1916.12.07 – 1918.12.27)

Bishop Federico González y Suárez (later Archbishop)
(1895.07.30 – 1905.12.14)

Born:	1845.01.02 (Ecuador)
Consecrated Bishop:	1895.07.30
Died:	1917.12.05 († 72)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1895.07.30 – 1905.12.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1905.12.14 – 1917.12.05)

Bishop Pedro Rafael Gonsález (later Archbishop)
(1876.09.29 – 1893.06.15)

Born:	1839.10.14 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1864.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1876.11.26
Died:	1904.03.27 († 64)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1876.09.29 – 1893.06.15)

Titular Archbishop of Synnadæ (1893.06.15 – 1893.07.14)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1893.06.15 – 1893.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1893.07.14 – 1904.03.27)

Bishop Antonio Tommaso Yturalde
(1869.06.25 – 1876.07.01)

Born:	1807.06.13 (Ecuador)
Ordained Priest:	1831?
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.02.13
Died:	1888? († 81)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1869.06.25 – 1876.07.01)

Bishop José Ignacio Checa y Barba (later Archbishop)
(1866.08.06 – 1868.03.16)

Born:	(Ecuador)
Died:	1877.03.30

Titular Bishop of Lystra (1861.07.22 – 1866.08.06)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca (Ecuador) (1861.07.22 – 1866.08.06)

Bishop of Ibarra (Ecuador) (1866.08.06 – 1868.03.16)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Quito (Ecuador) (1868.03.16 – 1877.03.30)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral San Agustín, Ibarra, Imbabura
Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Merced, Ibarra, Imbabura

Santo Domingo (↙), Esmeraldas (↖), Tulcán (↑), San Miguel de Sucumbíos (→), Napo (↘), Quito (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 4,896 km²

Population: 402,000 Catholics (93.9% of 428,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 66 parishes, 150 missions

Personnel: 102 priests (84 diocesan, 18 religious), 1 deacon, 218 religious (23 brothers, 195 sisters), 11 seminarians