Alfredo Espinoza Mateus
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus SDB (born April 22, 1958 in Guayaquil ) is an Ecuadorian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quito .
Life
Alfredo Espinoza Mateus joined the order of the Salesians of Don Bosco and was ordained a priest on December 17, 1988 . He then worked as the administrator of several Salesian schools in Guayaquil, Riobamba and Manta . In 2008 he was the delegate of the Ecuadorian Salesians for their 26th General Assembly.
Pope Francis appointed him Bishop of Loja on December 20, 2013 . The Apostolic Nuncio in Ecuador, Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello , donated him episcopal ordination on January 18 of the following year . Co- consecrators were the former bishop of Machala , Luis Antonio Sánchez Armijos SDB, and the bishop of Riobamba , Julio Parrilla Díaz .
Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Quito on April 5, 2019. The inauguration took place on May 2 of the same year.
Web links
- Entry on Alfredo Espinoza Mateus on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Appointment notice , in: Holy See Press Office , Daily Bulletin of December 20, 2013
Individual evidence
- ^ Nomina dell Vescovo di Loja (Ecuador). In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , December 20, 2013, accessed April 5, 2019 (Italian).
- ^ Rinuncia dell'Arcivescovo Metropolita di Quito (Ecuador) e nomina del nuovo Arcivescovo Metropolita. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office, April 5, 2019, accessed April 5, 2019 (Italian).
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez OFM |
Archbishop of Quito since 2019 |
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Julio Parrilla Díaz |
Bishop of Loja 2013–2019 |
Walter Jehowá Heras Segarra OFM |
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SURNAME | Espinoza Mateus, Alfredo |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Espinoza Mateus, Alfredo José |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ecuadorian religious and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Quito |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 22, 1958 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Guayaquil |