Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito

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
Emeritus Bishops 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. 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

Archbishops of Quito

Suffragan dioceses

References

  1. ↑ Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, O.P." retrieved January 14, 2016

Coordinates: 0°13′14″S 78°30′46″W / 0.2206°S 78.5128°W / -0.2206; -78.5128

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Saturday, January 16, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.