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 Nuestra Señora de Lourdes - Juan Montalvo Juan MontalvoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen (El Carmelo) El LabradorTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Ascázubi AscázubiTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Mercado Mayorista Mercado MayoristaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Carmen - Otón OtónTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Cisne - Nuevos Horizontes Nuevos HorizontesTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Cisne - UIO Pinar AltoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro San JuanTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Quinche - CaupichuTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario - La Esperanza La EsperanzaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario - Tocachi TocachiTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Pichincha Las CasasTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario Pinar AltoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Sagrado Corazón - Llano Chico Llano ChicoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Nuestra Señora Reina del Mundo de Carcelén CarcelénTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Purísimo Corazón de María JipijapaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Reina de la Paz - Miravalle Tanda TandaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús (La Armenia) La ArmeniaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús - Carcelén Medio CarcelénTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrado Corazón de Jesús San Juan Alto San Juan - Centro HistóricoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrados Corazones - Bellavista Bellavista- Canal 8Town not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Sagrados Corazones - San Carlos San CarlosTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Andrés Kim Turubamba AltoTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua - Ciudadela Ibarra Ciudadela IbarraTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Antonio de Padua - de Pichincha San Antonio de PichinchaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Blas San BlasTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Carlos Borromeo San CarlosTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Carlos de Alangasí AlangasíTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Cristóbal - Guajaló GuajalóTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia San Cristóbal - Uyumbicho UyumbichoTown 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.