Catholic Church in Ecuador

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The Catholic Church in Ecuador comprises only a Latin hierarchy, united in a national episcopal conference, which comprises:

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The Metropolitan Archbishopric of Quito is the Primatial see of Ecuador. [2]

There is an Apostolic Nunciature as papal diplomatic representation (embassy level), in national capital Quito.

There are no Eastern Catholic jurisdictions and no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees.

Caritas Ecuador is the official aid organisation of the Catholic Church in Ecuador.

Current Latin sees

Map of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. Jurisdicciones eclesiasticas catolicas de Ecuador.png
Map of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Catholic Church in Ecuador.

The boundaries of the 24 administrative provinces of Ecuador mostly coincide with the boundaries of most territorial ecclesiastical jurisdictions.

Exempt jurisdictions

These are directly dependent on the Holy See.

Military Ordinariate

Apostolic Vicariates

Ecclesiastical province of Quito

Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca

Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil

Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo

Demographics

Accoriding to a 2018 survey, Catholics make up 77% of the population of Ecuador. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "División Eclesiástica del Ecuador" (in Spanish). Catholic Church in Ecuador. 30 September 2010. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez" (in Spanish). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito. Archived from the original on January 26, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018.
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