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 | Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. |
| Bishops emeritus | Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. |
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| Website | |
| http://www.arquidiocesisdequito.com.ec | |
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
- José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, O.F.M. Obs. (1865-1867)
- 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)
- José María Riofrío y Valdivieso (1853-1861), appointed Archbishop here
- Ulpiano María Pérez y Quiñones (1907), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
- 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
- Emilio Lorenzo Stehle (1983-1987), appointed Prelate of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
- 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
- Diocese of Ambato
- Diocese of Guaranda
- Diocese of Ibarra
- Diocese of Latacunga
- Diocese of Riobamba
- Diocese of Tulcán
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
| Province of Cuenca | |
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| Province of Guayaquil | |
| Province of Portoviejo | |
| Province of Quito | |
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