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Archdiocese of Quito

Archidioecesis Quitensis
Catedral metropolitana Quito
Location
CountryEcuador
TerritoryProvince of Pichincha (except the cantons of Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Puerto Quito, and San Miguel de los Bancos
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Quito
Statistics
Area11,167 km2 (4,312 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
2,350,000
2,115,000 (90%)
Parishes173
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established8 January 1545 (Erected as Diocese)
13 January 1848 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
CathedralCatedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopAlfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.
Auxiliary BishopsDanilo Echeverría Verdesoto
David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC.
Bishops emeritusFausto Trávez Trávez, OFM
Map
Website
arquidiocesisdequito.com.ec

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level on January 13, 1848 by Pope Pius IX.

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