Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus | |
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| Archbishop of Quito | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | Quito |
| See | Quito |
| Appointed | 5 April 2019 |
| Installed | 2 May 2019 |
| Predecessor | Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 17 December 1988 by Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly |
| Consecration | 18 January 2014 by Giacomo Guido Ottonello |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus 22 April 1958 |
| Previous post(s) | Bishop of Loja (2014-19) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical University of Ecuador |
| Motto | Faciam vos piscatores hominum |
| Coat of arms | .svg) |
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus S.D.B. (born 22 April 1958) is an Ecuadorean prelate of the Catholic Church who was named Archbishop of Quito on 5 April 2019.
Biography[edit]
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus was born on 22 April 1958 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[1] He took his first vows as a Salesian on 24 January 1979 and his final vows on 16 August 1984.[2] He was ordained a priest on 17 December 1988. He earned a licentiate in education sciences from the Pontifical University of Ecuador.[1]
Between 1983 and 2013, Espinoza held a series of positions in Salesian educational institutions as administrator, vice-rector and rector, and within the Salesian order, including financial director of the Salesians of Ecuador from 2009 to 2013. He was a member of the board of directors and the economic council of the Politecnica Salesiana University and, from 2011 to 2013, head of the order's oversight board and a member of its committee for vocations.[3]
Pope Francis named him Bishop of Loja on 20 December 2013,[1] and he received his episcopal consecration from Archbishop Giacomo Guido Ottonello on 18 January 2014.[4]
Pope Francis appointed him Archbishop of Quito of 5 April 2019.[5] He was installed there on 2 May.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 20.12.2013" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "El papa Francisco nombra arzobispo de Quito al salesiano Alfredo Espinoza Mateus". El Comercio (in Spanish). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ Colmenares, José (5 April 2019). "Nuevo Arzobispo para Quito" (Press release) (in Spanish). Archdiocese of Quito. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Obispo asume Diócesis". Diario La Hora Loja (in Spanish). 19 January 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
- ^ "Mons. Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus, sdb., tomó posesión canónica de Arquidiócesis de Quito". Conferencia Episcopal Ecuatoriana (in Spanish). 6 May 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
- Additional sources
- "Tolerancia cero con abusos sexuales en Iglesia, dice nuevo primado de Ecuador". El Comercio (in Spanish). 29 April 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
