Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portoviejo

Archdiocese of Portoviejo

*Archidioecesis Portus Veteris*
Archdiocese of Portoviejo; Archidioecesis Portus Veteris
Location
Country	Ecuador
Ecclesiastical province	Porto Viejo
Statistics
Area	20,342 km2 (7,854 sq mi)
Population; - Total; - Catholics	(as of 2004); 1,186,025; 1,091,143 (92%)
Parishes	78
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Latin Rite
Established	23 March 1870 (Erected as a Diocese); 25 February 1994 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesús del Buen Pastor
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Eduardo José Castillo Pino
Auxiliary Bishops	Vicente Horacio Saeteros Sierra
Bishops emeritus	Lorenzo Voltolini Esti Archbishop Emeritus
Map
Website
	arquidiocesisportoviejo.org

The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo (Latin: Archidioecesis Portus Veteris) is an archdiocese located in the city of Portoviejo in Ecuador.

Special churches

Minor Basilicas:
- Basílica de Santísima Virgen de Monserrat in Montecristi
  (Basilica of the Holy Virgin of Montserrat)

Bishops of Portoviejo

Luis Tola y Avilés (6 Mar 1871 – 1881)
Pedro Schumacher, C.M. (27 Mar 1885 – 15 Jul 1900)
Juan María Riera, O.P. (16 Dec 1907 – 19 Jan 1912), appointed Bishop of Guayaquil
Nicanor Carlos Gavinales Chamorro (30 May 1947 – 17 Feb 1967)
Luis Alfredo Carvajal Rosales (17 Feb 1967 – 6 Aug 1989)
José Mario Ruiz Navas (6 Aug 1989 – 25 February 1994); see below

Archbishops of Portoviejo