Fausto Trávez Trávez

Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. (born 18 March 1941) is an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Quito from 2010 to 2019. He previously served as Bishop of Babahoyo from 2008 to 2010.

His Excellency Fausto Trávez Trávez, O.F.M.
Archbishop emeritus of Quito
Province	Quito
Diocese	Archdiocese of Quito
See	Cathedral of Quito
Installed	11 September 2010
Term ended	5 April 2019
Predecessor	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
Successor	Alfredo José Espinoza Mateus
Other posts	Primate of Ecuador
Orders
Ordination	12 December 1970
Consecration	15 March 2003
Personal details
Birth name	Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez
Born	18 March 1941 Toacazo, Cotopaxi, Ecuador
Nationality	Ecuadorian
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Coat of arms

Styles of Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

Trávez Trávez was born in Toacazo, diocese of Latacunga. He studied in both Ecuador and Colombia at the Saint Buenaventura University, Bogotá where he completed his studies in philosophy. He made his solemn profession on 15 October 1965 and was ordained to the priesthood on 12 December 1970.

He founded the "Movement Juvenil Francisco" in Quito in 1969 was a member of Provincial Definitory, Master student of the Franciscan superior, priest, founder in 1982 of "Misioneras Franciscanas de la Juventud", Provincial Minister, President of "Unión de conferencias Latinoamericanas Franciscanas" and "Conferencia Franciscan Bolivarian".

He was appointed Titular Bishop of Sulletto and Vicar Apostolic of Zamora en Ecuador by Pope John Paul II on 14 January 2003 and consecrated on 15 March. He served as vicar apostolic until the 27 March 2008 when he was appointed Bishop of Babahoyo. He was appointed Archbishop of Quito[1] by Pope Benedict XVI on 11 September 2010.[2] He received the pallium from Pope Benedict on 29 June 2011 in Rome.

Pope Francis accepted his resignation on 5 April 2019.[3]

References

1. "New Archbishop of Quito". Order of Friars Minor. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
2. "Rinuncia dell'arcivescovo metropolito di Quito (Ecuador) e nomina del successore" (in Italian). Press Office of the Holy See. 11 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
3. "Resignations and Appointments, 05.04.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 5 April 2019.

External links

• The Hierarchy of the Catholic Church Archbishop Fausto Gabriel Trávez Trávez, O.F.M. ^{[self-published]}
• *Profile on the Archdiocese of Quito's website (in Spanish)