Back Arquebisbat de Quito Catalan Erzbistum Quito German Arquidiócesis de Quito Spanish Archidiocèse de Quito French Keuskupan Agung Quito ID Arcidiocesi di Quito Italian Kabiskopan Agung Quito JV Aartsbisdom Quito Dutch Archidiecezja Quito Polish Arquidiocese de Quito Portuguese
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.