Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo

Archdiocese of Portoviejo Archidioecesis Portus Veteris
Portoviejo Cathedral
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Viejo
Statistics
Area	20,342 km² (7,854 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,186,025 1,091,143 (92%)
Parishes	78
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 March 1870 (Erected as a Diocese) 25 February 1994 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesús del Buen Pastor
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti
Auxiliary Bishops	Francisco Ovidio Vera Intriago Eduardo José Castillo Pino
Emeritus Bishops	José Mario Ruiz Navas Archbishop Emeritus
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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.

Special churches

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

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

Wikisource has the text of the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article Portoviejo.

Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador

Province of Cuenca	Archdiocese of Cuenca Diocese of Azogues Diocese of Loja Diocese of Machala

Province of Guayaquil	Archdiocese of Guayaquil Diocese of Babahoyo Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi

Province of Portoviejo	Archdiocese of Portoviejo Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador

Province of Quito	Archdiocese of Quito Diocese of Ambato Diocese of Guaranda Diocese of Ibarra Diocese of Latacunga Diocese of Riobamba Diocese of Tulcán

Sui iuris Jurisdictions	Military Ordinariate of Ecuador Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas Apostolic Vicariate of Galapagos Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez Apostolic Vicariate of Napo Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador

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