Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
The Archdiocese of Cuenca (Latin: Archidioecesis Conchensis in Aequatore, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Cuenca ) is a located in Ecuador Roman Catholic archdiocese headquartered in Cuenca.
History
The Archdiocese of Cuenca was founded on July 1, 1786 by Pope Pius VI. built out of territory of the diocese of Quito Cuenca as diocese and the Archdiocese of Lima, is a suffragan. The diocese of Cuenca announced on May 28, 1803 from parts of its territory to the foundation of the diocese Maynas. On January 13, 1848, the diocese of Cuenca was the Archdiocese of Quito is a suffragan. The diocese of Cuenca announced on December 29, 1862 from parts of its territory to the founding of the dioceses Loja and Bolívar.
On April 9, 1957, the diocese of Cuenca by Pope Pius XII was. charged with the Apostolic Constitution quasi mater to an archbishopric. The Archdiocese of Cuenca was on June 26, 1968 from parts of its territory to the foundation of the diocese Azogues.
Ordinaries
Bishops of Cuenca
- José Carrión y Marfil, 1786-1798, then Bishop of Trujillo
- Cuero y Caicedo, Juan de, 1798-1801, then Bishop of Quito
- Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión, 1803-1804
- Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade, 1805-1813
- José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen, 1815-1818
- Giuseppe Antonio Esteves Remigio de Toral, 1861 - ...
- Miguel León Garrido, 1884-1900
- Emmanuele Maria Political, 1907-1918, then Archbishop of Quito
- Daniel Ortega Hermida, 1918-1956
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad, 1956-1957
Archbishops of Cuenca
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad, 1957-1971
- Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez SDB, 1971-1980
- Luis Alberto Luna Tobar OCD, 1981-2000
- Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán, 2000-2009
- Luis Cabrera Herrera OFM, since 2009