The Roman Catholic Diocese of Machala (Latin: Dioecesis Machalensis) is a diocese located in the city of Machala in the Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca in Ecuador. Established on July 26 1954 as the Territorial Prelature of El Oro from territory of the Dioceses of Guayaquil and Cuenca it was elevated as the Diocese of Machala on January 31 1969.
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area (km2)
5.819e+09
Established
26 July 1954 (Erected as Territorial Prelature of El Oro), 31 January 1969 (Elevated to Diocese of Machala)
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