Diocese of

San Jacinto

Ecuador

Continent: South America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: San Jacinto (español) / Yaguachi (español) / Sancti Hyacinthi de Yaguachi (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Guayaquil

Neighbouring Dioceses: Guayaquil (←), Babahoyo (↑), Azogues (→), Cuenca (↘), Machala (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2009.11.04: Established as Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi (español) / Yaguachi (español) / Sancti Hyacinthi de Yaguachi (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil and became suffragan of Guayaquil)
2015.10.08: Renamed as Diocese of San Jacinto (español) / Yaguachi (español) / Sancti Hyacinthi de Yaguachi (Latin)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.01.31 – ...):

Bishop Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar (61)

Ordinaries

Bishops of San Jacinto (Roman Rite)

Bishop Gustavo Adolfo Rosales Escobar (61)
(2025.01.31 – ...)

Bishop of San Jacinto (Ecuador)

Born:	1964.08.26 (Valparaiso, Chile)
Ordained Priest:	1991.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:	2022.08.06

Priest of Cuenca (Ecuador) (1991.10.26 – 2022.06.03)

Titular Bishop of Glavinitza (2022.06.03 – 2025.01.31)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (2022.06.03 – 2025.01.31)

Bishop of San Jacinto (Ecuador) (2025.01.31 – ...)

Bishop Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D. (77)
(2009.11.04 – 2025.01.31)

Bishop emeritus of San Jacinto (Ecuador)

Born:	1949.02.23 (Formaselle, Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1982.08.08
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.07.22

Titular Bishop of Tuscania (2006.06.10 – 2009.11.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador) (2006.06.10 – 2009.11.04)

Bishop of San Jacinto (Ecuador) (2009.11.04 – 2025.01.31)

Special Churches

Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basílica Catedral San Jacinto, Yaguachi, Guayas
Co-Cathedral: Concatedral Santuario Divino Niño, Durán, Guayas
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Guayaquil (←), Babahoyo (↑), Azogues (→), Cuenca (↘), Machala (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 6,265 km²

Population: 739,300 Catholics (89.7% of 824,500 total)

Pastoral Centres: 52 parishes, 350 missions

Personnel: 53 priests (38 diocesan, 15 religious), 3 deacons, 73 religious (19 brothers, 54 sisters), 2 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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