Companion Dioceses
ABOUT
Here in the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, our Companion Dioceses are the Iglesia Episcopal del Ecuador Diócesis Central (Quito and environs) and Diocesis Litoral (Guayaquil and environs.) Our committees meet monthly and we regularly interact with one another. This past year, we shared worship (livestreamed and non), curated an art exhibit, traveled to Ecuador for a new bishop ordination and consecration, presented workshops, prayed together, supported a youth conference, shared videos of songs and dances, and supported mission projects in Ecuador. We are also establishing new parish-to-parish connections.
Iglesia Episcopal del Ecuador Diócesis Central
- This diocese is is a missionary church of the Anglican Communion for the interior region of Ecuador with headquarters in Quito. It forms part of Province IX of the Episcopal Church. The current bishop is The Rt. Rev. Juan Carlos Quiñonez Mera. He was consecrated on May 17, 2022 in the Catedra de El Senor in Quito..
LINK – https://www.facebook.com/AnglicanosEc
Diocesis Litoral
This diocese is a missionary church of the Anglican Communion for the coastal region of Ecuador with headquarters in Guayaquil. It forms part of Province IX of the Episcopal Church. The third and current bishop is The Rt. Rev. Cristobal Olmedo Leon Lozano. (Wikipedia) The House of Bishops established the Missionary District of Ecuador on Oct. 27, 1966. It became the Diocese of Ecuador on Jan. 1, 1980. The General Convention of 1985 voted to divide the Diocese of Ecuador and established the Central Diocese of Ecuador, which is the continuation of the Diocese of Ecuador, and the new Litoral Diocese of Ecuador. (TEC.org)
Esta diócesis es una iglesia misionera de la Comunión Anglicana para la región costera de Ecuador con sede en Guayaquil. Forma parte de la Provincia IX de la Iglesia Episcopal. El tercer y actual obispo es el Rvdo. Cristóbal Olmedo León Lozano. (Wikipedia) La Cámara de Obispos estableció el Distrito Misionero del Ecuador el 27 de octubre de 1966. Se convirtió en la Diócesis de Ecuador el 1 de enero de 1980. La Convención General de 1985 votó la división de la Diócesis de Ecuador y estableció la Diócesis Central de Ecuador, que es la continuación de la Diócesis de Ecuador, y la nueva Diócesis del Litoral de Ecuador. (TEC.org)
Our mission is to proclaim and strengthen the pastoral commitment to evangelize all the members of the communities of our littoral Diocese and we seek to promote the extension of the Kingdom of God and its Justice here on earth through unity, growth and spiritual maturity.
Nuestra misión es proclamar y afianzar el compromiso pastoral de evangelizar a todas y todos los miembros de las comunidades de nuestra Diócesis litoral y buscamos propiciar la extención del Reino de Dios y su Justicia aquí en la tierra a través de la unidad, el crecimiento y la madurez espiritual.
LINKS
- Website http://litoralepiscopal.org/
- Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/diocesis.litoral
CONTACT the Companion Diocese leadership
- The Rev. Canon Caroline Carson, co-chair – [email protected]
- The Rev. Canon Sebastian Vasquez, co-chair – [email protected]