Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo explained
| Jurisdiction: | Archdiocese |
| Portoviejo |
| Latin: | Archidioecesis Portus Veteris |
| Country: | Ecuador |
| Province: | Porto Viejo |
| Area Km2: | 20,342 |
| Population: | 1,186,025 |
| Population As Of: | 2004 |
| Catholics: | 1,091,143 |
| Catholics Percent: | 92 |
| Parishes: | 78 |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Rite: | Latin Rite |
| Established: | 23 March 1870 (Erected as a Diocese)
25 February 1994 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of Jesús del Buen Pastor |
| Bishop: | Eduardo José Castillo Pino |
| Bishop Title: | Archbishop |
| Auxiliary Bishops: | Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Lorenzo Voltolini EstiArchbishop Emeritus |
| Map: | Ecuador - Arcidiocesi di Portoviejo.jpg |
| Website: | arquidiocesisportoviejo.org |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
(Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)
Bishops
Ordinaries
Bishops of Portoviejo
- Luis Tola y Avilés (6 Mar 1871 – 1881)
- Pedro Schumacher, C.M. (27 Mar 1885 – 15 Jul 1900)
- Juan María Riera, O.P. (16 Dec 1907 – 19 Jan 1912), appointed Bishop of Guayaquil
- Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro (30 May 1947 – 17 Feb 1967)
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (17 Feb 1967 – 6 Aug 1989)
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (6 Aug 1989 – 25 February 1994); see below
Archbishops of Portoviejo
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (25 February 1994 – 6 Aug 2007); see above
- Lorenzo Voltolini Esti (6 Aug 2007 – 14 Sept 2018)
- Eduardo José Castillo Pino (2 Oct 2019–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (1963-1967)
Auxiliary bishops
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (1955-1963), appointed Coadjutor here
- Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago (1992-2014)
- Lorenzo Voltolini Esti (1993-2007), appointed Archbishop here
- Eduardo José Castillo Pino (2012-2019), appointed Archbishop here
- Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra (2020-
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Sources
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