| Archdiocese of Quito Archidioecesis Quitensis |
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| 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 | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
2,103,661 1,893,295 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | January 8, 1545 (Erected as Diocese) January 13, 1848 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Quito |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Fausto Trávez Trávez Archbishop of Quito |
| Auxiliary Bishop | René Coba Galarza Auxiliary Bishop of Quito Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto Auxiliary Bishop of Quito |
| Emeritus Bishops | Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdequito.org | |
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 January 8, 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level in 1849 by Pope Pius IX.
Bishops of Quito
Archbishops of Quito