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Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza

Bishop of Ibarra

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Born
Sep 26, 1957 Quito, Ecuador
Nationality
Ecuador
Ordained priest
Jul 3, 1982 Calle Chile OE-422 y Venezuela, Ecuador
Ordained bishop
Aug 11, 2006 Quito, Ecuador
Appointed
Feb 1, 2020
Principal consecrator
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
Co-consecrators
Néstor Rafael Herrera Heredia Julio César Terán Dutari

Bishop Segundo René Coba Galarza was born in Quito on 26 September 1957 and was ordained a priest on 3 July 1982 for the archdiocese of Quito. At the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador he obtained a licentiate in pastoral theology. During his priestly ministry he has served as pastor, vicar general and executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission for Clergy and Consecrated Life of the Episcopal Conference of Ecuador. On 11 August 2006 he was elected titular bishop of Vegesela in Byzacena and auxiliary of Quito, and on 18 June 2014 he was appointed as military ordinary for Ecuador. He is currently secretary general of the Ecuadorian Episcopal Conference.