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The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral (Spanish: Catedral Metropolitana de Quito), is a Catholic cathedral in Quito, Ecuador.Located on the southwestern side of the Plaza de la Independencia (La Plaza Grande), it (and its predecessor building) served as a seat of the Diocese of Quito from 1545 until 1848 when it was elevated to Archdiocese.
There are a bit more than 30 Churches & Capilla's in the Historic Center of Quito, the best-preserved, least altered historic center in Latin America. In Spanish, (El Centro Histórico de Quito ) was constructed on what was once a 16th century Inca city at 2,850 meters above sea level in the Andes Mountains near the Equator .
A metropolitan cathedral is a cathedral to which other cathedrals in a province are suffragan. See metropolitan bishop. ... Metropolitan Cathedral of Quito, Ecuador;
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral; G. Guayaquil Metropolitan Cathedral; I. Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Puerto Baquerizo Moreno ... Old Cathedral of Cuenca; Our Lady ...
Quito Metropolitan Cathedral. The Quito Metropolitan Cathedral, is one of the largest religious symbols of spiritual value for the Catholic community in the city. Construction of this church began in 1535, seventeen years after the Diocese of Quito was created in 1545.
Cathedral of St Joseph in Napo; Cathedral of Jesus the Good Shepherd in Portoviejo; Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Puyo; St. Peter Cathedral, Riobamba; Primatial Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady to Heaven in Quito; Cathedral-Basilica of St. Hyacinth in Yaguachi; Cathedral of the Ascension in Santo Domingo de los Colorados
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito is the Catholic archdiocese in the capital city of Ecuador, Quito. It was established as the Diocese of Quito on 8 January 1545, before being elevated to archdiocese level on January 13, 1848 by Pope Pius IX .
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.