Archdiocese of Portoviejo
| Archdiocese of Portoviejo Archidioecesis Portus Veteris | |
|---|---|
| File:Coat of arms of Archdiocese of Portoviejo.svg | |
| 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 | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Eduardo José Castillo Pino |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra |
| Bishops emeritus | Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Archbishop Emeritus |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesisportoviejo.org | |
Archdiocese of Portoviejo — 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:
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
(Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
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
See also
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church.[4]
External links
References
- Back to citation "Portoviejo (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 "Archbishop José Mario Ruiz Navas [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- Back to citation "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2026-03-10.
- Back to citation Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo, official website
Bibliography
- GCatholic.org
- Catholic Hierarchy
- Diocese website Archived 2008-02-10 at the Wayback Machine