Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis
Location
Country Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province Province of Guayaquil
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics

3,357,000
3,022,000
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Latin Rite
Established January 29, 1838 (Erected as Diocese)
January 22, 1956 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral Cathedral of San Pedro
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop Antonio Arregui Yarza
Archbishop of Guayaquil
Auxiliary Bishop Valter Dario Maggi
Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil
Guido Iván Minda Chalá
Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil
Marco Pérez Caicedo
Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil
Victor Manuel Maldonado Barreno, O.F.M.
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Guayaquil
Website
iglesiacatolicaguayaquil.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil (Latin: Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis) is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

Contents

Special churches

  • Minor Basilica:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Merced in Guayaquil

Leadership

Bishops of Guayaquil

  • Francisco Xavier de Garaycos (1838 - 5 Sep 1851)
  • Tomás Aguirre (1861 - 1868)
  • José María Lizarzabaru, S.J. (22 Nov 1869 - 1877)
  • Roberto Maria Pozo y Martin, S.J. (13 Nov 1884 - 1911)
  • Giovanni Maria Riesa (Riera), O.P. (19 Jan 1912 - 1915)
  • Andrea Machado, S.J. (26 Apr 1916 - 22 Jan 1926)
  • Carlos María Javier de la Torre (20 Dec 1926 - 8 Sep 1933)
  • Giuseppe Felix Heredia Zurita, S.J. (16 Dec 1937 - 2 Aug 1954)
  • Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral* (11 Oct 1954 - 11 Mar 1969)

Archbishops of Guayaquil

*Later became Archbishop.

Suffragan dioceses

See also

  • Roman Catholicism in Ecuador

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