Archdiocese of Quito
Quiten(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Quito, Ecuador
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Ecuador's capital, established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545 and elevated to archdiocese on 13 January 1848. Its seat is the Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo in Quito, and its suffragans are Ambato, Guaranda, Ibarra, Latacunga, Riobamba and Tulcan. Archbishop Alfredo Jose Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B., has led it since April 2019.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 January 1546
- Latin
- Quiten(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001002705
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,115,000
- Population
- 2,350,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.0%
- Priests
- 315
- Catholics per priest
- 6,714
- Extent
- 11,167 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 189
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alfredo Jose Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.
- Born
- 22 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Guayaquil
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI) (S.D.B.)
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral Primada de Quito stands in Quito, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Quito
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AmbatoAmbato
- Diocese of GuarandaGuaranda
- Diocese of IbarraIbarra
- Diocese of LatacungaLatacunga
- Diocese of RiobambaRiobamba
- Diocese of TulcánTulcán
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Catholic archdiocese of Ecuador's capital city traces its beginnings to 8 January 1545, when the Diocese of Quito was established. Pope Pius IX raised it to archdiocesan rank on January 13, 1848.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.