Metropolitan see Quito, Ecuador
Archdiocese of Quito
Quiten(sis)
Latin Church
Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese in Ecuador's capital, established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545 and elevated to archdiocese on 13 January 1848. Its seat is the Catedral Primada de la Virgen Asunta al Cielo in Quito, and its suffragans are Ambato, Guaranda, Ibarra, Latacunga, Riobamba and Tulcan. Archbishop Alfredo Jose Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B., has led it since April 2019.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1545
- Catholics
- 2,115,000
- Priests
- 315
- Territory
- 11,167 km²
Parishes and churches
201 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Parroquia La Inmaculada Concepción - Llano Grande Llano Grande (Cuatro Esquinas)Town not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Inmaculada Concepción - Tumbaco TumbacoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Magdalena La MagdalenaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Merced de El Tejar El TejarTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Sagrada Familia - La Forestal La ForestalTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia La Sagrada Familia - La Rumiñahui La RumiñahuiTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia La Sagrada Familia de El Condado El CondadoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Santísima Trinidad - Sede Vicarial Parque ItaliaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia La Transfiguración del Señor Ponciano AltoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Madre del Redentor - Carapungo CarapungoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia María Auxiliadora - El Girón El GirónTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia María Estrella de la Evangelización San José de MoránTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Madre de la Merced - Pusuquí PusuquíTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Fátima - Andalucía AndalucíaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Fátima - El Batán El BatánTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe - Cdla. Plywood Cdla. PlywoodTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Anunciación - La Mena II Cdla. TarquiTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción - Alóag AlóagTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción - El Batán El Batán bajoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La Asunción - Tambillo TambilloTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Asunción - Tiwintza PisuliTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de La Medalla Milagrosa Pio XIITown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced (Valle) La MercedTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced - Cuendina CuendinaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced de ChavezpambaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Merced de La Arcadia - Sede Vicarial Pueblo solo pueblo - La ArcadiaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Nueva Aurora Nueva AuroraTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de la Paz La PazTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (La Armenia) La ArmeniaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora de los Dolores - AloasíTown not recordedView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alfredo Jose Espinoza Mateus, S.D.B.
- Born
- 22 April 1958
- Birthplace
- Guayaquil
- Institute
- SOCIETÀ SALESIANA DI S. GIOVANNI BOSCO (SALESIANI) (S.D.B.)
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The cathedral
Catedral Primada de Quito stands in Quito, 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
The Catholic archdiocese of Ecuador's capital city traces its beginnings to 8 January 1545, when the Diocese of Quito was established. Pope Pius IX raised it to archdiocesan rank on January 13, 1848.