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Ecuador: Ecclesiastical province: Province of Guayaquil: Statistics; Area: 2,291.77 km 2 (884.86 sq mi) Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2022) 2,630,000 2,234,000 (84.9%) Parishes: 164: Information; Denomination: Roman Catholic: Rite: Latin Rite: Established: 29 January 1838 (Erected as Diocese) 22 January 1956 (Elevated to Archdiocese ...
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.
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Guayaquil (officially the Cathedral of Saint Peter [1]) is a cathedral in the center of Guayaquil, Ecuador. The current cathedral is the successor of the cathedral that was Guayaquil's main cathedral at the time of the city's founding. The original cathedral was made of wood and located on Santa Ana Hill.
The Basilica of Nuestra Señora de la Merced, is a Catholic temple located in the Historic Center of the city of Quito, capital of Ecuador. It is the first church and headquarters of the Mercedarian Order in the country, and for this reason it bears the title of Basilica .
With the support of the European Franciscan Congregation, the Ghent's clerics Jodoco Ricke and Pedro Gosseal, who were cousins of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, [4] they arrived in the city two years after its foundation, managed to acquire some plots on the southwest side of the Plaza Mayor de Quito, in the same place where one day the military seats of the heads of the imperial troops were ...
The Santuario de la Virgen de la Nube, better known as the Franciscan Sanctuary Our Lady of the Cloud, is a church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Azogues, located in the eastern part of the Ecuadorian city of Azogues, capital of the province of Cañar.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Daule (Latin: Dioecesis Dualensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical jurisdiction or diocese of the Catholic Church located in the city of Daule, Ecuador. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of metropolitan Guayaquil in Ecuador.
Planning for the church started in 1557 and construction began ten years later, using stones for the foundation and walls from the ruins of Tomebamba. [2] [1] During the colonial period the church was the main center of worship for the "Parish of the Spaniards"; it was reserved for the people from Spain, while indigenous people had to stay outside or worship elsewhere.