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Archdiocese of Guayaquil

Archidioecesis Guayaquilensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 22 January 1956
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Ecuador
  • Square Kilometers: 2,292 (885 Square Miles)
  • Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesisdeguayaquil.org.ec/
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Apartado 09-01-4484, Calle Clemente Ballen 501 y Chimborazo, Guayaquil, Ecuador
  • Telephone: (04)2322.778
  • Fax: 2329.695

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Guayaquil
29 January 1838ErectedDiocese of Quito Diocese of Guayaquil (erected)
23 March 1870Territory LostDiocese of Guayaquil
Archdiocese of Quito
Diocese of Portoviejo (Porto Vecchio) (erected)
15 July 1948Territory LostDiocese of Guayaquil Vicariate Apostolic of Los Ríos (erected)
6 May 1950Territory LostDiocese of Guayaquil (Galápagos islands (Isabela, Fernandina, S. Salvador, Santa Cruz, S. Cristóbal, etc)) Prefecture Apostolic of Galápagos (erected)
26 July 1954Territory LostDiocese of Guayaquil (Máchala)
Diocese of Loja (Zaruma and Santa Rosa)
Territorial Prelature of El Oro (erected)
Archdiocese of Guayaquil
22 January 1956ElevatedDiocese of Guayaquil Archdiocese of Guayaquil
4 November 2009Territory LostArchdiocese of Guayaquil (Vicarías pastorales de Durán, Milagro y Naranjal) Diocese of San Jacinto de Yaguachi (erected)
2 February 2022Territory LostArchdiocese of Guayaquil (Cities of Santa Elena, La Liberdad, Salinas, and Playas and the towns of El Morro, Posorja, and Progreso) Diocese of Santa Elena (erected)
2 February 2022Territory LostArchdiocese of Guayaquil (Cities of Daule, Balzar, Colimes, El Empalme, Isidro Ayora, Lomas de Sargentillo, Nobol, Palestina, Pedro Carbo, Samborondón, Santa Lucía, and Salitre) Diocese of Daule (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Guayaquil
1950792,320898,57888.2%4345889,0039413858ap1951
Archdiocese of Guayaquil
19661,025,0001,052,00097.4%551301855,5404351069ap1967
19681,291,895.0%66141207023047459ap1971
19761,300,0001,600,00081.3%711422136,103117257177ap1977
19801,699,1651,810,00093.9%961292257,55116859296ap1981
19902,607,0002,800,00093.1%12511323810,95317268541181ap1991
19993,200,0003,500,00091.4%1368221814,67821106487191ap2000
20003,260,0003,600,00090.6%1908527511,85423103494191ap2001
20013,400,0003,600,00094.4%1508223214,6552799496192ap2002
20023,400,0003,600,00094.4%1578524214,04924104502192ap2003
20033,400,0003,600,00094.4%1639025313,43826111509193ap2004
20043,000,0003,400,00088.2%1754221713,8242565411203ap2005
20063,022,0003,357,00090.0%2071323398,91425155523221ap2007
20132,783,9133,275,19285.0%1901203108,98021158449202ap2014
20162,898,8753,410,79985.0%2131283418,50119146406215ap2017
20192,968,6003,475,27085.4%2281283568,33833148411218ap2020
20213,005,0003,525,00085.2%2601233837,84532152294218ap2022
20222,234,0002,630,00084.9%1751102857,838164bul:2Feb2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Guayaquil
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 151, to Page 152
  • Archdiocese of Guayaquil
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 48, Page 250, to Page 252

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