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 Santo Hermano Miguel - La Ecuatoriana Quito- La EcuatorianaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santo Hermano Miguel Febrescordero - Selva Alegre Selva AlegreTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santo Tomás de Aquino (Alangasí) AlangasíTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Santo Tomás de Aquino - Las Casas Las CasasTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Santo Ángel - Guamaní Guamaní AltoTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Santísima Trinidad (Guangopolo) GuangopoloTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Señor de la Ascensión - La Primavera - Sede Vicarial La PrimaveraTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Señor de la Buena Esperanza - ChecaTown not recordedView parish
- Parroquia Señor de la Buena Esperanza - Villaflora VillafloraTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Señor de La Misericordia (Rumiloma) RumilomaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Señor de los Puentes (Capelo) CapeloTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Verbo Divino Caupichu San BartóloTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Virgen del Rosario - Puengasí Balcón del ValleTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Parroquia Virgen Peregrina - Puengasí Loma de PuengasíTown not recordedView parish
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús – Basílica del Voto Nacional Centro HistóricoTown not recordedView parish
- Santuario de SchoenstattTown not recordedView parish
- Santuario Nuestra Señora de El Cinto y Lloa LloaTown not recordedView parish
- Santuario Nuestra Señora de Guápulo GuápuloTown not recordedView parish
- Vicarial Parroquial Jesús del Gran Poder Barrio “Mena del Hierro”, vía a Nono.Town not recordedMass times recorded
- Vicaría Parroquial San Bartolomé de Lumbisí LumbisíTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Vicaría Parroquial San José Custodio del RedentorTown 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.