Archdiocese of Quito
| Archdiocese of Quito | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Diocesan bishop | Alfredo Espinoza Mateus SDS |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto David Israel de la Torre Altamirano SSCC |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop |
Raúl Eduardo Cardinal Vela Chiriboga Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez OFM |
| founding | January 8, 1545 |
| surface | 11,167 km² |
| Parishes | 184 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Residents | 2,900,622 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics | 2,465,529 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| proportion of | 85% |
| Diocesan priest | 174 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 149 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 7,633 |
| Friars | 837 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1.311 (2017 / AP 2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo |
| Website | http://www.arquidiocesisdequito.com.ec/ |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Ambato Diocese of Guaranda Diocese of Ibarra Diocese of Latacunga Diocese of Riobamba Diocese of Tulcán |
The Archdiocese of Quito ( Latin Archidioecesis Quitensis , Spanish Arquidiócesis de Quito ) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in Quito , Ecuador .
history
On January 8, 1546, the Diocese of Quito ( Latin Dioecesis Quitensis ) from areas of the Diocese of Lima by Pope Paul III. founded; the first bishop was García Díaz Arias . Pope Pius IX elevated the diocese to an archdiocese on January 13, 1848.
See also
Web links
Commons : Archdiocese of Quito - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Quito (Spanish)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Quito on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
- Andrew MacErlean: Archdiocese of Quito . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 12, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1911.
Basílica del Voto Nacional , Quito
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