Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
| Archdiocese of Cuenca Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore | |
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 Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Location | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Azuay |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 635,000 604,000 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Latin Rite |
| Established |
1 July 1786 (Erected as Diocese) 9 April 1957 (Elevated to Archdiocese) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop |
Marco Pérez Caicedo Archbishop of Cuenca Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. Archbishop Emeritus of Cuenca |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquicuencaec.org | |
- Not to be confused with Spanish Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuenca.
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca (Latin: Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. Erected as the Diocese of Cuenca from territory of the Diocese of Quito on 1 July 1786, it was elevated to archdiocese status on 9 April 1957.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Cuenca
- José Carrión y Marfil (18 Dec 1786 - 3 Jul 1798)
- José Cuero y Caicedo (3 Jul 1798 - 23 Dec 1801)
- Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión (y Lafita) (28 Mar 1803 - 24 May 1804)
- Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade (9 Sep 1805 - 24 Jun 1813)
- José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen (15 Mar 1815 - 16 Jul 1818)
- Félix Calixto Miranda y Suárez de Figueroa (21 May 1827 - 1829)
- Pedro Antonio Torres (27 Jan 1843 - 17 Jan 1846)
- José Manuel Plaza de la Tejera, O.F.M. (3 Jul 1848 - 22 Sep 1853)
- Giuseppe Antonio Remigio Esteves de Toral (22 Jul 1861 - 2 May 1883)
- Miguel León y Garrido (13 Nov 1884 - 31 Mar 1900)
- Manuel Maria Polit y Laso (11 Jan 1907 - 7 Jun 1918)
- Daniel Hermida Ortega (10 Mar 1918 - 30 Sep 1956)
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad* (16 Nov 1956 - 21 Apr 1971)
Archbishops of Cuenca
- Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B. (21 Apr 1971 - 21 Jul 1980)
- Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D. (7 Mar 1981 - 15 Feb 2000)
- Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (15 Feb 2000 - 20 Apr 2009)
- Luís Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M. (20 Apr 2009 - 24 September 2015)
- Marco Pérez Caicedo (20 June 2016 - present)
*Later became the Archbishop.
Suffragan dioceses
Special churches
- Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cuenca
- Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Perpetual Help, Cuenca
See also
Sources
| Province of Cuenca | |
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| Province of Guayaquil | |
| Province of Portoviejo | |
| Province of Quito | |
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Coordinates: 2°53′57″S 79°00′55″W / 2.89917°S 79.01528°W
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