Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Archdiocese of Guayaquil Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Ecuador |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guayaquil |
Statistics | |
Area | 18,711 km2 (7,224 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 3,357,000 3,022,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 221 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Latin Rite |
Established | 29 January 1838 (Erected as Diocese) 22 January 1956 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
Cathedral | Catedral San Pedro |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | , O.F.M. |
Auxiliary Bishops | |
Bishops emeritus | Antonio Arregui Yarza Archbishop Emeritus Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M. Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus |
Map | |
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
- Bernardino Carlos Guillermo Honorato Echeverría Ruiz, O.F.M. (10 Apr 1969 – 7 Dec 1989); elevated to Cardinal in 1994
- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (7 Dec 1989 – 7 May 2003)
- Antonio Arregui Yarza (7 May 2003 – 24 Sep 2015)
- Luís Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (24 Sep 2015 – present)
- Coadjutor archbishop
- Juan Ignacio Larrea Holguín (1988-1989)
- 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[]
- Diocese of Babahoyo
- Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi
See also[]
- Roman Catholicism in Ecuador
Sources[]
Coordinates: 2°11′41″S 79°53′01″W / 2.1947°S 79.8837°W
Categories:
- Guayaquil
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Guayaquil
- Religious organizations established in 1838
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1838 establishments in Ecuador
- South American Roman Catholic diocese stubs
- Ecuador stubs