Vicariate Apostolic of Esmeraldas

The Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas (Latin: apostolicus Vicariatus Esmeraldensis, Spanish: Vicariate Apostolic de Esmeraldas ) is an Ecuador located in the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate based in Esmeraldas.

History

The Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas was posted on December 14, 1945 by Pope Pius XII. out of territory of the diocese of Porto Viejo built as Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas. On November 14, 1957, the Apostolic Prefecture of Esmeraldas was elevated to the Apostolic Vicariate.

Ordinaries of Esmeraldas

Apostolic prefect

• Jeroteo del Carmelo OCD, 1946-1954

Apostolic vicars

• Angelo Barbisotti FSCJ, 1957-1972
• Enrico Bartolucci Panaroni MCCJ, 1973-1995
• Eugenio Arellano Fernández MCCJ, since 1995