Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo

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Archdiocese of Portoviejo
Archidioecesis Portus Veteris

Statistics
Country:	Ecuador
Rite:	Latin Rite
Area:	20,342 km²
Population:   Total:   Catholics:	1,186,025 (2004) 1,091,143 (92.0%)
Cathedral:	Catedral Jesús del Buen Pastor (Cathedral of Jesus the Good Shepherd)
Ordinaries
Bishop:	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti
Auxiliary Bishop:	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo {Latin: Portus Veteris} is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.

Contents 1 History 2 Special Churches 3 Leadership 4 Suffragan Dioceses 5 See also 6 Source

[edit] 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

[edit] Special Churches

• Minor Basillicas:
  • Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
    (Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)

[edit] 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)

[edit] Suffragan Dioceses

• Diocese of Santo Domingo de los Colorados

[edit] See also

• Roman Catholicism in Ecuador

[edit] Source

• Giga-Catholic Information
• Catholic Hierarchy
• Diocese website