Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Cuenca
latin=Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore
country= Ecuador
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Metropolitana de la Inmaculada Concepción
("Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception")
cocathedral =
area= 9,672
population= 635,000
population_as_of= 2006
catholics= 604,000
catholics_percent= 95.1
bishop= Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops =
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca {Latin: " Conchen(sis) in Aequatore"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador.
History
* July 1, 1786: Established as Diocese of Cuenca from the Diocese of Quito
* April 9, 1957: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**BVM Perpetual Help, Cuenca
Leadership
* Archbishops of Cuenca (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (2000.02.15 – present)
** Archbishop Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. (1981.03.07 – 2000.02.15)
** Archbishop Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. (1971.04.21 – 1980.07.21)
** Archbishop Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad (1957.04.09 – 1971.04.21)
* Bishops of Cuenca (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad (1956.11.16 – 1957.04.09)
** Bishop Daniel Hermida Ortega (1918.05.12 – 1956)
** Archbishop Emmanuele Maria Polit (1907.01.11 – 1918.06.07)
** Bishop Michele Leon (1884.11.13 – ?)
** Bishop José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen (1815.03.15 – 1818.07.16)
** Bishop Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade (1805.09.09 – 1813.06.24)
** Bishop Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión (1803.03.28 – 1804.05.24)
** Bishop José Carrión y Marfil (1786.12.18 – 1798.07.03)
uffragan Dioceses
* Azogues
* Loja
* Machala
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Ecuador
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/cuen0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcuen.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisdecuenca.org.ec/ Diocese website]
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