Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito
Archdiocese of Quito Archidioecesis Quitensis | |
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 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 | |
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| 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.[5]
- Luis López de Solís, O.S.A. (7 Sep 1592 – 18 Jul 1605)
- Salvador Ribera Avalos, O.P. (17 Aug 1605 – 1612)[6]
- Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (22 Apr 1613 – 14 Mar 1616)[7]
- Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, O.P. (23 Mar 1616 – 15 Oct 1620)[8]
- Francisco Sotomayor, O.F.M. (18 Dec 1623 – 5 Jun 1628)[9]
- Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, O. Cist. (10 Jul 1628 – 21 Aug 1645)
- Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1648 – 6 Dec 1650)[10]
- Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro (18 Aug 1653 – 1687)[11]
- Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa (15 Nov 1688 – 1702)[12]
- 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 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
- Diocese of Ambato
- Diocese of Guaranda
- Diocese of Ibarra
- Diocese of Latacunga
- Diocese of Riobamba
- Diocese of Tulcán
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 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
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