Metropolitan see Guayaquil, Ecuador
Archdiocese of Guayaquil
Guayaquilen(sis)
Latin Church
The Archdiocese of Guayaquil is a Latin Church metropolitan see in coastal Ecuador, erected as a diocese in 1838 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1956. It has been led by Cardinal Luis Gerardo Cabrera Herrera since 2015 and is the metropolitan for suffragans including Daule and Santa Elena.
On the map
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- Established
- 1838
- Catholics
- 2,230,000
- Priests
- 285
- Territory
- 2,291 km²
Parishes and churches
155 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santísimo SacramentoGuayaquilView parish
- Señor de la Buena EsperanzaGuayaquilView parish
- Verbo DivinoGuayaquilView parish
- Virgen del SotoGuayaquilView parish
- Ángel de la GuardaGuayaquilView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Luis Cabrera Herrera
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The cathedral
Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Peter stands in Guayaquil, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
Guayaquil, Ecuador, is the seat of a Roman Catholic metropolitan archdiocese, known in Latin as Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis.