David de la Torre Altamirano
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David Israel de la Torre Altamirano SS.CC (Born November 8, 1972) is an Ecuadorian Catholic ecclesiastic, professor, philosopher and theologian, auxiliary bishop of Quito and general secretary of the CEE (Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana).[1]
David Israel was born on November 8, 1972, in the Ecuadorian city of Quito.
He completed his primary education at the Escuela Particular Asociación Cristiana de Jóvenes, and his secondary education at the Colegio Fiscal Juan Pío Montufar.
He studied Philosophy (1990-1993) at the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE).[2]
Religious life
In 1990, he entered the postulancy of the Fathers of the Sacred Hearts, in Quito. In 1994, he was admitted to the novitiate of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts, in Chile.[3]
On March 27, 1995, he made his temporary religious profession. He made his solemn profession on March 27, 1999, both in Quito. He was ordained a priest on August 3, 2001, at the Sacred Hearts Church in San Carlos, Quito, by Cardinal-Archbishop Antonio González Zumárraga.[3]
As a priest, he served in the following capacities:
- Director of his congregation's University Pastoral Center in Quito (2003-2009).
- Professor (2003-2019) and director (2008-2019) of the School of Theology at PUCE.
- Vice-provincial superior of the French Fathers, in Ecuador (2007-2017).
- Coordinator of initial formation in Latin America and member of the International Commission for Initial Formation of his congregation (2008-2017).
- Parish priest of the Sacred Hearts of San Carlos de Quito (2008-2019).
