Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
Archdiocese of Portoviejo Archidioecesis Portus Veteris | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Porto Viejo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 20,342 km2 (7,854 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,186,025 1,091,143 (92%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
| Information | |
| 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 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Eduardo José Castillo Pino |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra |
| Bishops emeritus | Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Archbishop Emeritus |
| Map | |
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| 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[edit]
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
(Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
Bishops[edit]
Ordinaries[edit]
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[edit]
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (1963-1967)
Auxiliary bishops[edit]
- 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[edit]
See also[edit]
Sources[edit]
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
| Province of Cuenca | |
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| Province of Guayaquil | |
| Province of Portoviejo | |
| Province of Quito | |
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