Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Espinoza and the second or maternal family name is Mateus.
The Most Reverend

Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus

S.D.B.
Archbishop of Quito
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseQuito
SeeQuito
Appointed5 April 2019
Installed2 May 2019
PredecessorFausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez
Previous post(s)Bishop of Loja (2014-19)
Orders
Ordination17 December 1988
by Teodoro Luis Arroyo Robelly
Consecration18 January 2014
by Giacomo Guido Ottonello
Personal details
Born
Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus

(1958-04-22) 22 April 1958 (age 66)
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Alma materPontifical University of Ecuador
MottoFaciam vos piscatores hominum
Coat of armsAlfredo José Espinoza Mateus's coat of arms

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

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

  1. ^ a b c "Resignations and Appointments, 20.12.2013" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  2. ^ "El papa Francisco nombra arzobispo de Quito al salesiano Alfredo Espinoza Mateus". El Comercio (in Spanish). 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  3. ^ Colmenares, José (5 April 2019). "Nuevo Arzobispo para Quito" (Press release) (in Spanish). Archdiocese of Quito. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Obispo asume Diócesis". Diario La Hora Loja (in Spanish). 19 January 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Loja
2013-2019 		Vacant
Preceded by Archbishop of Quito
2019-present 		Incumbent