Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil

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Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis
Statistics
Country: Ecuador
Rite: Latin Rite
Area: 18,711 km²
Population:
  Total:
  Catholics:
3,357,000 (2006)
3,022,000 (90.0%)
Cathedral: Catedral San Pedro
Ordinaries
Bishop: Antonio Arregui Yarza
Auxiliary Bishop: Valter Dario Maggi
Aníbal Nieto Guerra, O.C.D.
Marco Pérez Caicedo

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guayaquil {Latin: Guayaquilen(sis)} is an archdiocese located in the city of Guayaquil in Ecuador.

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[edit] History

  • January 29, 1838: Established as Diocese of Guayaquil from the Diocese of Quito
  • January 22, 1956: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil

[edit] Special Churches

  • Minor Basillicas:
    • Basílica de Nuestra Señora de La Merced in Guayaquil
    • Basílica Menor de San Jacinto in Yaguachi
      (Basilica of St. Hyancinth)

[edit] Leadership

  • Archbishops of Guayaquil (Roman rite)
  • Bishops of Guayaquil (Roman rite)
    • Archbishop Cesar Antonio Mosquera Corral (1954.10.11 – 1956.01.22)
    • Bishop Giuseppe Felix Heredia Zurita, S.J. (1937.12.16 – 1954.08.02)
    • Bishop Andrea Machado, S.J. (1916.04.26 – 1926.01.22)
    • Bishop Giovanni Maria Riesa, O.P. (1912.01.19 – 1915)
    • Bishop Roberto Maria Pozo y Martin, S.J. (1884.11.13 – 1911)
    • Bishop José María Lizarzabaru, S.J. (1869 – 1877)
    • Bishop Tomás Aguirre (1861 – 1868)
    • Archbishop Francisco Xavier de Garaycos (1838 – 1851.09.05)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

[edit] See also

[edit] Source

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