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Archdiocese of Quito

*Archidioecesis Quitensis*
Archdiocese of Quito; Archidioecesis Quitensis
	Catedral metropolitana Quito
Location
Country	Ecuador
Territory	Province of Pichincha (except the cantons of Puerto Quito, Puerto Vicente Maldonado, and San Miguel de los Bancos
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Quito
Statistics
Area	11,167 km2 (4,312 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2010); 2,350,000; 2,115,000 (90%)
Parishes	173
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	8 January 1545 (Erected as Diocese); 13 January 1848 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishops	René Coba Galarza; Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto
Bishops emeritus	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
Map
Website
	http://www.arquidiocesisdequito.com.ec

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The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level in 1849 by Pope Pius IX.

Bishops

Bishops of Quito

García Díaz Arias (8 Jan 1546 – 1562)^[1]
Pedro de la Peña, O.P. (15 May 1565 – Mar 1583)^[2]
Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (9 Mar 1588 – 7 Nov 1590.^[3]
Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (7 Sep 1592 – 18 Jul 1605)
Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (17 Aug 1605 – 1612)^[4]
Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (22 Apr 1613 – 14 Mar 1616)^[5]
Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P. (23 Mar 1616 – 15 Oct 1620)^[6]
Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (18 Dec 1623 – 5 Jun 1628)^[7]
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (10 Jul 1628 – 21 Aug 1645); Archbishop (personal title)
Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1648 – 6 Dec 1650)^[8]
Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro (18 Aug 1653 – 1687)^[9]
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (15 Nov 1688 – 1702)^[10]
Diego Ladrón de Guevara (15 Sep 1704 – 1710)
Luis Francisco Romero (12 Jul 1717 – 19 Nov 1725)
Juan Gómez de Neva y Frías (19 Nov 1725 – 21 Aug 1729)
Andrés Paredes Polanco y Armendáriz (18 Jun 1731 – 3 Jul 1745)
Juan Nieto Polo del Aguila (28 Nov 1746 – 12 Mar 1759)
Pedro Ponce y Carrasco (20 Dec 1762 – 28 Oct 1775)
Blas Manuel Sobrino y Minayo (16 Dec 1776 – 15 Dec 1788)
José Pérez Calama (30 Mar 1789 – 2 Dec 1792)
José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, O.F.M. (3 December 1792 – 4 June 1794)
Miguel Alvarez Cortes (22 September 1795 – 1 February 1801)
José Cuero y Caicedo (1802–1815)
Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio (2 October 1818 – 29 April 1824)
Rafael Lasso de la Vega (15 December 1828 – 16 April 1831)
Nicolás Joaquín de Arteta y Calisto (29 July 1833 – ?)

Archbishops of Quito

Francisco Xavier de Garaycoa Llaguno (5 September 1851 – ?)
José María Riofrío y Valdivieso (22 July 1861 – 2 April 1867)
José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, O.F.M. (2 April 1867 – 20 June 1867)
José Ignacio Checa y Barba (16 March 1868 – 30 March 1877)
José Ignacio Ordóñez (3 July 1882 – 14 July 1893)
Pedro Rafael González y Calixto (August 1893 – 1905)
Federico González Suárez (14 December 1905 – 5 December 1917)
Manuel María Pólit y Lasso (7 June 1918 – 30 October 1932)
Carlos María de la Torre (8 September 1933 – 23 June 1967)
Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. (23 June 1967 – 1 June 1985)
Antonio José González Zumárraga (1 June 1985 – 21 March 2003); elevated to Cardinal in 2001
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (21 March 2003 – 11 September 2010)
Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (11 September 2010 – 5 April 2019)
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. (5 April 2019 – present)^[11]

Coadjutor bishops

Pedro Rafael González y Calixto (1893)
Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. (1964-1967); future Cardinal
Antonio José González Zumárraga (1980-1985); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

Miguel Fernández Flórez, O.F.M. Obs. (1815-1817)
José Miguel Carrión y Valdivieso (1840-1842)
Benigno Chiriboga, S.J. (1958-1963), appointed Bishop of Latacunga
Antonio José González Zumárraga (1969-1980), appointed Coadjutor here; future Cardinal
Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1969-1980), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. (1977-1981), appointed Archbishop of Cuenca
Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, S.J. (1986-1994)
Antonio Arregui Yarza (1990-1995), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
Carlos Anibal Altamirano Argüello (1994-2004), appointed Bishop of Azogues
Julio César Terán Dutari, S.J. (1995-2004), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
Segundo René Coba Galarza (2006-2014), appointed Bishop of Ecuador, Military
Vincente Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto (2006-
David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. (2019-

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Miguel Angel Aguilar Miranda, appointed Bishop of Guaranda in 1991
Skiper Bladimir Yáñez Calvachi, appointed Bishop of Guaranda in 2014

Suffragan dioceses

References

^ "Bishop García Díaz Arias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
^ "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
^ "Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
^ "Bishop Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
^ "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016
^ "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

External links

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[CathHierGarDiaAria-1] "Bishop García Díaz Arias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierPedroPena-2] "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierAntAvPaz-3] "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016

[CathHierSalRibAva-4] "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016

[CathHierHernUgar-5] "Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016

[CathHierAlfSanFaj-6] "Bishop Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016

[CathHierFranSoto-7] "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016

[CathHierAguUgaSara-8] "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

[CathHierAlfPena-9] "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierAndFig-10] "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[11] "Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

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 *[[Alfonso Santillán Fajardo]], [[Dominican Order|O.P.]] (23 Mar 1616 – 15 Oct 1620)<ref name=CathHierAlfSanFaj>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsafa.html "Bishop Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P."] ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016</ref>
 *[[Francisco Sotomayor]], [[Franciscan|O.F.M.]] (18 Dec 1623 – 5 Jun 1628)<ref name=CathHierFranSoto>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsotom.html "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M."] ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016</ref>
-*[[Pedro de Oviedo Falconi]], [[Cistercians|O. Cist.]] (10 Jul 1628 – 21 Aug 1645)
+*[[Pedro de Oviedo Falconi]], [[Cistercians|O. Cist.]] (10 Jul 1628 – 21 Aug 1645); Archbishop (personal title)
 *[[Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia]] (1648 – 6 Dec 1650)<ref name=CathHierAguUgaSara>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bugarte.html "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia "] ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016</ref>
 *[[Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro]] (18 Aug 1653 – 1687)<ref name=CathHierAlfPena>[http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdlpe.html "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro"] ''[[Catholic-Hierarchy.org]]''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016</ref>

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