Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito

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
	arquidiocesisdequito.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito.^[1]^[2] It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level in 1849 by Pope Pius IX.

Leadership

Bishops of Quito

García Díaz Arias (8 Jan 1546 - 1562)^[3]
Pedro de la Peña, O.P. (15 May 1565 - Mar 1583)^[4]
Antonio Avendaño y Paz, O.F.M. (9 Mar 1588 - 7 Nov 1590)
Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (7 Sep 1592 - 18 Jul 1605)
Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (17 Aug 1605 - 1612)^[5]
Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (22 Apr 1613 - 14 Mar 1616)
Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P. (23 Mar 1616 - 15 Oct 1620)
Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (18 Dec 1623 - 5 Jun 1628)
Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (10 Jul 1628 - 21 Aug 1645)
Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1648 - 6 Dec 1650)^[6]
Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro (18 Aug 1653 - 1687)
Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (15 Nov 1688 - 1702)
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 de Paredes 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 Dec 1792 - 4 Jun 1794)
Miguel Alvarez Cortes (22 Sep 1795 - 1 Feb 1801)
José Cuero y Caicedo (1802 - 1815)
Leonardo Santander y Villavicencio (2 Oct 1818 - 29 Apr 1824)
Rafael Lasso de la Vega (15 Dec 1828 - 16 Apr 1831)
Nicolás Joaquín de Arteta y Calisto (29 Jul 1833 - ?)

Archbishops of Quito

Francisco Xavier de Garaycoa Llaguno (5 Sep 1851 - ?)
José María Riofrío y Valdivieso (22 Jul 1861 - 2 Apr 1867)
José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, O.F.M. (2 Apr 1867 - 20 Jun 1867)
José Ignacio Checa y Barba (16 Mar 1868 - 30 Mar 1877)
José Ignacio Ordóñez (3 Jul 1882 - 14 Jul 1893)
Pedro Rafael González y Calixto (Aug 1893 - 1905)
Federico González Suárez (14 Dec 1905 - 5 Dec 1917)
Manuel María Pólit y Lasso (7 Jun 1918 - 30 Oct 1932)
Carlos María de la Torre (8 Sep 1933 - 23 Jun 1967)
Pablo Muñoz Vega, S.J. (23 Jun 1967 - 1 Jun 1985)
Antonio José González Zumárraga (1 Jun 1985- 21 Mar 2003)
Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (21 Mar 2003 - 11 Sep 2010)
Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (11 Sep 2010–present)

Suffragan dioceses

References

^ "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "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 Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." 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

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[CathHierQuito-1] "Archdiocese of Quito" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[GCathQuito-2] "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierGarDiaAria-3] "Bishop García Díaz Arias" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierPedroPena-4] "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016

[CathHierSalRibAva-5] "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 11, 2016

[CathHierAguUgaSara-6] "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016

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