Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
Infobox Diocese| jurisdiction=Archdiocese
name= Portoviejo
latin=Archidioecesis Portus Veteris
country= Ecuador
rite=Latin Rite
cathedral = Catedral Jesús del Buen Pastor
("Cathedral of Jesus the Good Shepherd")
cocathedral =
area= 20,342
population= 1,186,025
population_as_of= 2004
catholics= 1,091,143
catholics_percent= 92.0
bishop= Lorenzo Voltolini Esti
coadjutor =
auxiliary_bishops = Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo {Latin: "Portus Veteris"} is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.
History
* March 23, 1870: Established as Diocese of Portoviejo from the Diocese of Guayaquil and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito
* February 25, 1994: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo
pecial Churches
*Minor Basillicas:
**Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
("Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat")
Leadership
* Archbishops of Portoviejo (Roman rite)
** Archbishop Lorenzo Voltolini Esti (2007.08.06 – present)
** Archbishop José Mario Ruiz Navas (1994.02.25 – 2007.08.06)
* Bishops of Portoviejo (Roman rite)
** Archbishop José Mario Ruiz Navas (1989.08.06 – 1994.02.25)
** Bishop Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (1967.02.17 – 1989.08.06)
** Bishop Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro (1947.05.30 – 1967.02.17)
** Bishop Giovanni Maria Riesa, O.P. (1907.12.16 – 1912.01.19)
** Bishop Pietro Schumacher, C.M. (1885.03.27 – 1907)
uffragan Dioceses
* Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados
ee also
*Roman Catholicism in Ecuador
ource
* [http://www.gcatholic.com/dioceses/diocese/port0.htm Giga-Catholic Information]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dpovi.html Catholic Hierarchy]
* [http://www.arquidiocesisportoviejo.org/ Diocese website]
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