Catholic ChurchinRepublic of Ecuador (Ecuador) | ![]() |
Also known as: Ecuador (Deutsch, español, Italiano), l’Équateur (français), Ekwador (polski), Equador (Português), 厄瓜多爾 (正體中文), エクアドル (日本語), Æquatoria (latine)
Continent: South America
Capital: Quito
Area: 276,841 km²
Population: 16,290,913
Patron Saints: Sacred Heart of Jesus, Our Lady of Quinche (November 21)
Saints: 3 Saints, 3 Blesseds
Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Evangelical 10.4%, Jehovah's Witness 1.2%, other 6.4% (includes Mormon Buddhist, Jewish, Spiritualist, Muslim, Hindu, indigenous religions, African American religions, Pentecostal), atheist 7.9%, agnostic 0.1%
Languages: Spanish (Castilian) 93% (official), Quechua 4.1%, other indigenous 0.7%, foreign 2.2%
Ethnic Groups: mestizo (mixed Amerindian and white) 71.9%, Montubio 7.4%, Amerindian 7%, white 6.1%, Afroecuadorian 4.3%, mulatto 1.9%, black 1%, other 0.4%
Motto: Dios, patria y libertad (Spanish) (God, homeland and liberty)
Jurisdictions (27): Metr. Archdioceses (4), Dioceses
(14), Military Ordinariates
(1), Apostolic Vicariates
(8)
Roman Rite (27): Aguarico, Ambato, Azogues, Babahoyo, Cuenca, Daule, Esmeraldas, Galápagos, Guaranda, Guayaquil, Ibarra, Latacunga, Loja, Machala, Méndez, Napo, Obispado Castrense del Ecuador, Portoviejo, Puyo, Quito, Riobamba, San Jacinto, San Miguel de Sucumbíos, Santa Elena, Santo Domingo, Tulcán, Zamora
by Type | by Name | by Ecclesiastical Province
Changes in Jurisdictions | Former Jurisdictions
Cardinals: Past Cardinals
Bishops: by Age | by Name | by Precedence | Jubilarians | Recent Events
Special Churches:
Cathedrals (29),
Basilicas (12),
National Shrines (7),
World Heritage Churches (10)
Apostolic Nunciature: Ecuador
Conference of Bishops: Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana
International Meeting of Bishops’ Conferences: Consejo Episcopal Latinoamericano (C.E.L.A.M.)
Last updated on 2023.01.31
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