Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo
| Archdiocese of Portoviejo Archidioecesis Portus Veteris |
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| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Porto Viejo |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
1,186,025 1,091,143 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established | March 23, 1870 (Erected as a Diocese) February 25, 1994 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Jesús del Buen Pastor |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Archbishop | Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Archbishop of Portoviejo José Mario Ruiz Navas Archbishop Emeritus of Portoviejo |
| Auxiliary Bishop | Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago Eduardo José Castillo Pino |
| Website | |
| arquidiocesisportoviejo.org | |
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.
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Special churches
- Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
(Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
Leadership
Bishops of Portoviejo
- Luis Tola y Avilés (6 Mar 1871 - 1881)
- Pedro Schumacher, C.M. (27 Mar 1885 - 15 Jul 1900)
- Juan María Riera, O.P. (16 Dec 1907 - 19 Jan 1912)
- Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro (30 May 1947 - 17 Feb 1967)
- Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (17 Feb 1967 - 6 Aug 1989)
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (6 Aug 1989 - 25 February 1994)
Archbishops of Portoviejo
- José Mario Ruiz Navas (25 February 1994 - 6 Aug 2007)
- Lorenzo Voltolini Esti (6 Aug 2007 - present)
Suffragan dioceses
See also
Source
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Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Portoviejo. |
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