Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil

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Archdiocese of Guayaquil

Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis
Cathedral of Guayaquil.jpg
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Guayaquil
Statistics
Area18,711 km2 (7,224 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
3,357,000
3,022,000 (90%)
Parishes221
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteLatin Rite
Established29 January 1838 (Erected as Diocese)
22 January 1956 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
CathedralCatedral San Pedro
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Archbishop, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishops
Bishops emeritusAntonio Arregui Yarza
Archbishop Emeritus
Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Map
Ecuador - Arcidiocesi di Guayaquil.jpg
Website
arquidiocesisdeguayaquil.org.ec

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil (Latin: Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Special churches[]

  • Minor Basilica:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Merced in Guayaquil

Leadership[]

Bishops of Guayaquil
  • Francisco Xavier de Garaycos (1838 – 5 Sep 1851), appointed Archbishop of Quito
  • Tomás Aguirre (22 Jul 1861 – 14 May 1868)
  • José María Lizarzabaru y Borja, S.J. (22 Nov 1869 – 17 Oct 1877)
  • Roberto Maria Pozo y Martin, S.J. (13 Nov 1884 – 1909)
  • Juan María Riera, O.P. (19 Jan 1912 – 20 Nov 1915)
  • Andrés Machado, S.J. (26 Apr 1916 – 22 Jan 1926)
  • Carlos María Javier de la Torre (20 Dec 1926 – 8 Sep 1933), appointed Archbishop of Quito (Cardinal in 1953)
  • Giuseppe Felix Heredia Zurita, S.J. (16 Dec 1937 – 2 Aug 1954)
  • Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral* (11 Oct 1954 – 11 Mar 1969)
    • Became archbishop on 22 Jan 1956
Archbishops of Guayaquil
Coadjutor archbishop
Auxiliary bishops
  • (1863-1871), appointed Bishop of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio)
  • (1950-1955), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
  • José Gabriel Diaz Cueva (1964-1967), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Cuenca
  • Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (1967-1969), appointed Bishop of Ambato
  • , S.D.B. (1967-1970 and, as Archbishop (personal title), 1980-1984), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Cuenca in 1970
  • Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1972-1975), appointed Bishop of Azogues; future Cardinal
  • , O.F.M. (1975-1985), appointed Bishop of Loja
  • , S.J. (1978-1986), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Quito
  • , M.C.C.I. (1990-2001)
  • , O.F.M. (1990-2003)
  • , O.C.D. (2006-2009), appointed Bishop of San Jacinto de Yaguachi
  • (2006-2012), appointed Bishop of Babahoyo
  • Valter Dario Maggi (2008-2011), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
  • (2009-)
  • (2013-)
  • (2013-2015), appointed Bishop of Santo Domingo en Ecuador
  • , S.S.C. (2019-2021)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
  • , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Portoviejo in 2012

Suffragan dioceses[]

See also[]

  • Roman Catholicism in Ecuador

Sources[]

Coordinates: 2°11′41″S 79°53′01″W / 2.1947°S 79.8837°W / -2.1947; -79.8837


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