Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito explained

Jurisdiction:	Archdiocese
Quito
Latin:	Archidioecesis Quitensis
Country:	Ecuador
Territory:	Province of Pichincha (except the cantons of Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Puerto Quito, and San Miguel de los Bancos
Province:	Province of Quito
Area Km2:	11,167
Population:	2,350,000
Population As Of:	2010
Catholics:	2,115,000
Catholics Percent:	90
Parishes:	173
Denomination:	Catholic
Sui Iuris Church:	Latin Church
Rite:	Roman Rite
Established:	8 January 1545 (Erected as Diocese) 13 January 1848 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral:	Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo
Bishop:	Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.
Bishop Title:	Archbishop
Auxiliary Bishops:	Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.
Emeritus Bishops:	Fausto Trávez Trávez, OFM
Map:	Ecuador - Arcidiocesi di Quito.jpg

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 on January 13, 1848 by Pope Pius IX.

Bishops

Bishops of Quito

• García Díaz Arias (8 Jan 1546 – 1562)^[1]
• Pedro de la Peña, OP (15 May 1565 – 7 Mar 1583)^[2]
• Antonio Avendaño y Paz, OFM (9 Mar 1588 – 7 Nov 1590)^[3]
• Luis López de Solís, OSA (7 Sep 1592 – 18 Jul 1605), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
• Salvador Ribera Avalos, OP (17 Aug 1605 – 1612)^[4]
• Hernando de Arias y Ugarte (22 Apr 1613 – 14 Mar 1616),^[5] appointed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada, Colombia
• Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, OP (23 Mar 1616 – 15 Oct 1620)^[6]
• Francisco Sotomayor, OFM (18 Dec 1623 – 5 Jun 1628),^[7] appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
• Pedro de Oviedo Falconi, OCist (10 Jul 1628 – 21 Aug 1645); Archbishop (personal title); appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
• Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1648 – 6 Dec 1650)^[8]
• Alfonso de la Peña y 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), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
• 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), appointed Bishop of Santiago de Chile
• José Pérez Calama (30 Mar 1789 – 2 Dec 1792)
• José Fernández Díaz de la Madrid, OFM (3 December 1792 – 4 June 1794)
• Miguel Alvarez Cortes (22 September 1795 – 1 February 1801)
• José de Cuero y Caicedo (23 December 1801 – 10 December 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 – 6 September 1849)

Archbishops of Quito

• Francisco Xavier de Garaycoa Llaguno (5 September 1851 – 2 December 1959)
• José María Riofrío y Valdivieso (22 July 1861 – 2 April 1867)
• José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, OFMObs (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 (14 July 1893 – 27 March 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); elevated to Cardinal in 1953
• Pablo Muñoz Vega, SJ (23 June 1967 – 1 June 1985); elevated to Cardinal in 1969
• 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); elevated to Cardinal in 2010
• Fausto Trávez Trávez, OFM (11 September 2010 – 5 April 2019)
• Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, SDB (5 April 2019 – present)^[11]

Coadjutor bishops

• José María de Jesús Yerovi Pintado, OFMObs (1865-1867)
• Pedro Rafael González y Calixto (1893)
• Pablo Muñoz Vega, SJ (1964-1967); future Cardinal
• Antonio José González Zumárraga (1980-1985); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishops

• Miguel Fernández Flórez, OFMObs (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, SJ (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, OCD (1977-1981), appointed Archbishop of Cuenca
• Emilio Lorenzo Stehle (1983-1987), appointed Prelate of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
• Luis Enrique Orellana Ricaurte, SJ (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, SJ (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, SSCC (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

External links

• Official website
• Catholic Encyclopedia entry
• Catholic Hierarchy entry

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Notes and References

1. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bgarcidia.html "Bishop García Díaz Arias"
2. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdlpe.html "Bishop Pedro de la Peña, OP"
3. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/baveyp.html "Bishop Antonio Avendaño y Paz, OFM"
4. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/briav.html "Bishop Salvador Ribera Avalos, OP"
5. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bariuga.html "Archbishop Hernando de Arias y Ugarte"
6. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsafa.html "Bishop Alfonso Santillán Fajardo, OP"
7. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsotom.html "Archbishop Francisco Sotomayor, OFM"
8. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bugarte.html "Bishop Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia "
9. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bdlpe.html "Bishop Alfonso de la Peña Montenegro"
10. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bpardodef.html "Bishop Sancho de Andrade de Figueroa"
11. Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019 . 5 April 2019 . 5 April 2019 . Holy See Press Office.