Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cuenca
The Roman Catholic Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cuenca 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.Bishops
Ordinaries
Bishops of Cuenca
- José Carrión y Marfil, appointed Bishop of Trujillo, Peru
- José Cuero y Caicedo, appointed Bishop of Quito
- Francisco Javier Fita y Carrión
- Andrés Quintian Ponte de Andrade
- José Ignacio Cortázar y Labayen
- Félix Calixto Miranda y Suárez de Figueroa
- Pedro Antonio Torres
- José Manuel Plaza de la Tejera, O.F.M.
- Giuseppe Antonio Remigio Esteves de Toral
- Miguel León y Garrido
- Manuel Maria Polit y Laso
- Daniel Hermida Ortega
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad*
Archbishops of Cuenca
- Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B.
- Luis Alberto Luna Tobar, O.C.D.
- Vicente Rodrigo Cisneros Durán
- Luís Cabrera Herrera, O.F.M., appointed Archbishop of Guayaquil
- Marco Pérez Caicedo
*Later became the Archbishop, as of 9 Apr 1957.Coadjutor archbishop
- Ernesto Alvarez Alvarez, S.D.B.
Auxiliary bishops
- José Ignacio Checa y Barba, appointed Bishop of Ibarra
- Manuel de Jesús Serrano Abad, appointed Bishop here
- José Gabriel Diaz Cueva, appointed Bishop of Azogues
- José Bolivar Piedra Aguirre
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
- Azogues
- Loja
- Machala
Special churches
- Cathedral: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Cuenca
- Minor Basilica: Basilica of the Perpetual Help, Cuenca
