# Catholic Church in Ecuador > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catholic_Church_in_Ecuador > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Catholic_Church_in_Ecuador.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ecuador > Source revision: 1357211988 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Part of a series on the Catholic Church by country Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Asia Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Japan Kazakhstan Korea North Korea South Korea Kyrgyzstan Laos Macau Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Pakistan Philippines Singapore Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Vietnam Middle East Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Cyprus Georgia Abkhazia Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Lebanon Palestine Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria Turkey United Arab Emirates Yemen Europe Albania Andorra Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Great Britain England and Wales Scotland Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kosovo Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Ukraine North America Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States Oceania Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South America Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Catholic Church portal v t e The **Catholic Church in Ecuador** comprises only a Latin hierarchy, united in a national [episcopal conference](/source/Episcopal_conference), which comprises: - Four [ecclesiastical provinces](/source/Ecclesiastical_province), each province is headed by the Metropolitanan [archbishop](/source/Archbishop) of an [archdiocese](/source/Archdiocese), and a total of 14 [suffragan](/source/Suffragan) [dioceses](/source/Diocese). - Are also eight pre-diocesan, missionary [Apostolic Vicariates](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate), headed by [titular bishops](/source/Titular_bishop) - One [Military Ordinariate](/source/Military_Ordinariate) in (and for the armed forces in all) Ecuador.[1] The Metropolitan [Archbishopric of Quito](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Quito) is the [Primatial see](/source/Primate_(bishop)) of Ecuador.[2] There is an [apostolic nunciature](/source/Apostolic_nunciature) as papal diplomatic representation (embassy level) in the national capital [Quito](/source/Quito). There are no [Eastern Catholic](/source/Eastern_Catholic) jurisdictions and no titular sees. All defunct jurisdictions have current successor sees. [Caritas Ecuador](/source/Caritas_Ecuador) is the official aid organisation of the Catholic Church in the country. ## Current Latin sees Map of the ecclesiastical jurisdictions of the Catholic Church in Ecuador. The boundaries of the 24 administrative [provinces of Ecuador](/source/Provinces_of_Ecuador) mostly coincide with the boundaries of most territorial ecclesiastical jurisdictions. ### Exempt jurisdictions These are directly dependent on the [Holy See](/source/Holy_See). #### Military Ordinariate - [Military Ordinariate of Ecuador](/source/Military_Bishopric_of_Ecuador), an [army bishopric](/source/Ordinary_(church_officer)) #### Apostolic Vicariates - [Apostolic Vicariate of Aguarico](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Aguarico) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Esmeraldas](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Esmeraldas) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Galápagos](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Gal%C3%A1pagos) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Méndez](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_M%C3%A9ndez) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Napo](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Napo) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Puyo](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Puyo) - [Apostolic Vicariate of San Miguel de Sucumbíos](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_San_Miguel_de_Sucumb%C3%ADos) - [Apostolic Vicariate of Zamora en Ecuador](/source/Apostolic_Vicariate_of_Zamora_en_Ecuador) ### Ecclesiastical province of Quito - [Metropolitan Archdiocese of Quito](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Quito), primate of Ecuador - [Diocese of Ambato](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ambato) - [Diocese of Guaranda](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Guaranda) - [Diocese of Ibarra](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Ibarra) - [Diocese of Latacunga](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Latacunga) - [Diocese of Riobamba](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Riobamba) - [Diocese of Tulcán](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Tulc%C3%A1n) ### Ecclesiastical province of Cuenca - [Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Cuenca) - [Diocese of Azogues](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Azogues) - [Diocese of Loja](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Loja) - [Diocese of Machala](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Machala) ### Ecclesiastical province of Guayaquil - [Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guayaquil](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Guayaquil) - [Diocese of Babahoyo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Babahoyo) - [Diocese of Daule](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Daule) - [Diocese of San Jacinto](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_San_Jacinto) - [Diocese of Santa Elena](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Santa_Elena) ### Ecclesiastical province of Portoviejo - [Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portoviejo](/source/Roman_Catholic_Archdiocese_of_Portoviejo) - [Diocese of Santo Domingo en Ecuador](/source/Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Santo_Domingo_en_Ecuador) ## Demographics According to a 2018 survey, Catholics made up 77% of the population of Ecuador.[3] A 2024 Latinobarometro survey found that Catholics made up 65% of the population.[4] ## See also - [Religion in Ecuador](/source/Religion_in_Ecuador) - [Christianity in Ecuador](/source/Christianity_in_Ecuador) - [List of Catholic dioceses (structured view)](/source/List_of_Catholic_dioceses_(structured_view)) - [Pan-Amazonian Ecclesial Network](/source/Pan-Amazonian_Ecclesial_Network) (REPAM) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["División Eclesiástica del Ecuador"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130703042035/http://www.iglesiacatolica.ec/web/la-iglesia/divisiones-eclesiasticas) (in Spanish). Catholic Church in Ecuador. 30 September 2010. Archived from [the original](http://www.iglesiacatolica.ec/web/la-iglesia/divisiones-eclesiasticas) on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120126173317/http://arquidiocesisdequito.ec/link_arzobispo.htm) (in Spanish). Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Quito. Archived from [the original](http://www.arquidiocesisdequito.ec/link_arzobispo.htm) on January 26, 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Latinobarometro, Opinion Publica Latinoamericana, Enero 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-latino24_4-0)** [Latinobarometro Informe 2024](https://www.latinobarometro.org/lat.jsp) ## Sources and external links - [GCatholic.org - data for all sections](http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/country/EC.htm). - [Catholic-Hierarchy entry](http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/country/ec.html). - [Official website of the Catholic Church in Ecuador](https://web.archive.org/web/20130719203354/http://www.iglesiacatolica.ec/web/) (in Spanish) v t e Catholic Church in South America Sovereign states Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela Dependencies and other territories Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Catholic Church in Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ecuador) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church_in_Ecuador?action=history)). 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