Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
{{Short description|Roman Catholic archdiocese in Ecuador}}
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{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Archdiocese
| border = Catholic
| name = Cuenca
| latin = Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore
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| image = Catedral de Cuenca, Ecuador (2).JPG
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| caption = Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
| country = {{flag|Ecuador}}
| metropolitan =
| territory =
| province = Province of Azuay
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| population = 635,000
| population_as_of = 2006
| catholics = 604,000 (95.2)
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Latin Rite
| established = 1 July 1786 (Erected as Diocese)
9 April 1957 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
| cathedral = Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop_title = Archbishop
| bishop = Marco Pérez Caicedo
| coadjutor =
| auxiliary_bishops = Fernando Ortega Ortega{{Cite web|url=http://gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cuen0.htm?tab=bishops|title=Cuenca (Metropolitan Archdiocese) - Bishops|publisher=gcatholic.org|access-date=2023-09-11
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| map = Ecuador - Arcidiocesi di Cuenca.jpg
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| website = [https://web.archive.org/web/20130522022339/http://arquicuencaec.org/ arquicuencaec.org]
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca ({{langx|la|Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore}}) is an archdiocese located in the city of Cuenca in Ecuador. Erected as the Diocese of Cuenca from territory of the Diocese of Quito on 1 July 1786, it was elevated to archdiocese status on 9 April 1957.
Ordinaries
;Bishops of Cuenca
- José Carrión y Marfil (18 Dec 1786 – 3 Jul 1798), appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
- José Cuero y Caicedo (3 Jul 1798 – 23 Dec 1801), appointed Bishop of Quito
- Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión (y Lafita) (28 Mar 1803 – 24 May 1804)
- Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade (9 Sep 1805 – 24 Jun 1813)
- José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen (15 Mar 1815 – 16 Jul 1818)
- Félix Calixto Miranda y Suárez de Figueroa (21 May 1827 – 1829)
- Pedro Antonio Torres (27 Jan 1843 – 17 Jan 1846)
- José Manuel Plaza de la Tejera, OFM (3 Jul 1848 – 22 Sep 1853)
- Giuseppe Antonio Remigio Esteves de Toral (22 Jul 1861 – 2 May 1883)
- Miguel León y Garrido (13 Nov 1884 – 31 Mar 1900)
- Manuel Maria Polit y Laso (11 Jan 1907 – 7 Jun 1918)
- Daniel Hermida Ortega (10 Mar 1918 – 30 Sep 1956)
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad (16 Nov 1956 – 21 Apr 1971)
- became archbishop on 9 April 1957
;Archbishops of Cuenca
- Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, SDB (21 Apr 1971 – 21 Jul 1980)
- coadjutor archbishop 1970–1971
- Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, OCD (7 Mar 1981 – 15 Feb 2000)
- Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán (15 Feb 2000 – 20 Apr 2009)
- Luis Cabrera Herrera, OFM (20 Apr 2009 – 24 September 2015), appointed Archbishop of Guayaquil
- Marco Pérez Caicedo (20 June 2016 – present)
=Auxiliary bishops=
- José Ignacio Checa y Barba (1861-1866), appointed Bishop of Ibarra
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad (1954-1956), appointed Bishop here
- José Gabriel Diaz Cueva (1967-1968), appointed Bishop of Azogues
- José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre (2019-2022), appointed Bishop of Riobamba
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Francisco Xavier de Garaycoa Llaguno, appointed Bishop of Guayaquil in 1838
- Oswaldo Patricio Vintimilla Cabrera, appointed Bishop of Azogues in 2016
- Alberto Maria Ordóñez Crespo, appointed Bishop of Ibarra in 1916
- Guillermo José Harris y Morales, appointed Bishop of Loja in 1920
Suffragan dioceses
Special churches
- Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cuenca
- Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Perpetual Help, Cuenca
See also
Sources
{{Reflist}}
- [http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/diocese/cuen0.htm GCatholic.org]
- [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dcuen.html Catholic Hierarchy]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130522022339/http://arquicuencaec.org/ Old Archdiocesan website]
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Category:Roman Catholic dioceses in Ecuador
Category:Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Cuenca
Category:Religious organizations established in 1786
Category:Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 18th century