The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.[1]
Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
Bishops
Ordinaries
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)[2]
Archbishops of Portoviejo
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (25 February 1994 – 6 Aug 2007)[2]
- Lorenzo Voltolini Esti (6 Aug 2007 – 14 Sept 2018)
- Eduardo José Castillo Pino (2 Oct 2019–present)[3]
Coadjutor bishop
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (1963-1967)
Auxiliary bishops
- 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
References
- 1."Portoviejo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- 2.[2.2]"Archbishop José Mario Ruiz Navas [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- 3."Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2026-03-10.