Fausto Trávez Trávez

{{Short description|Ecuadorian prelate}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}

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| name = Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.

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| archbishop_of = Archbishop emeritus of Quito

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| province = Quito

| diocese = Archdiocese of Quito

| see = Cathedral of Quito

| enthroned = 11 September 2010

| ended = 5 April 2019

| predecessor = Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga

| successor = Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus

| ordination = 12 December 1970

| consecration = 15 March 2003

| other_post = Primate of Ecuador

| birth_name = Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez

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| birth_place = Toacazo, Cotopaxi, Ecuador

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Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (born 18 March 1941) is an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Quito from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Bishop of Babahoyo from 2008 to 2010.

Trávez Trávez was born in Toacazo, diocese of Latacunga. He studied in both Ecuador and Colombia at the Saint Buenaventura University, Bogotá where he completed his studies in philosophy. He made his solemn profession on 15 October 1965 and was ordained to the priesthood on 12 December 1970.

He founded the "Movement Juvenil Francisco" in Quito in 1969 was a member of Provincial Definitory, Master student of the Franciscan superior, priest, founder in 1982 of "Misioneras Franciscanas de la Juventud", Provincial Minister, President of "Unión de conferencias Latinoamericanas Franciscanas" and "Conferencia Franciscan Bolivarian".

He was appointed Titular Bishop of Sulletto and Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador by Pope John Paul II on 14 January 2003 and consecrated on 15 March. He served as vicar apostolic until 27 March 2008 when he was appointed Bishop of Babahoyo. He was appointed Archbishop of Quito{{cite web |url=http://www.ofm.org/ofm/?p=852&lang=en |title=New Archbishop of Quito |publisher=Order of Friars Minor |date=11 September 2010 |accessdate=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229114106/http://www.ofm.org/ofm/?p=852&lang=en |archive-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead }} by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 September 2010.{{cite web |url=http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26002.php?index=26002&lang=en |title=Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo metropolito di Quito (Ecuador) e nomina del successore |language=Italian |publisher=Press Office of the Holy See |date=11 September 2010 |access-date=14 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306143934/http://press.catholica.va/news_services/bulletin/news/26002.php?index=26002&lang=en |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} He received the pallium from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2011 in Rome.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 5 April 2019.{{cite press release | url = http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2019/04/05/190405c.html | accessdate = 5 April 2019 | date= 5 April 2019 | title = Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019 | publisher = Holy See Press Office}}