Archdiocese of Quito Archidioecesis Quitensis | |
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 Catedral metropolitana Quito | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Territory | Province of Pichincha (except the cantons of Pedro Vicente Maldonado, Puerto Quito, and San Miguel de los Bancos |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Quito |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 11,167 km2 (4,312 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2010) 2,350,000 2,115,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 173 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 8 January 1545 (Erected as Diocese) 13 January 1848 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B. |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Danilo Echeverría Verdesoto David Israel De la Torre Altamirano, SS.CC. |
| Bishops emeritus | Fausto Trávez Trávez, OFM |
| Map | |
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| 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.
