Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
| His Eminence Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga | |
|---|---|
| Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Quito | |
 During the "Arrastre de Caudas" ceremony, 2014. | |
| Province | Quito |
| Diocese | Archdiocese of Quito |
| See | Cathedral of Quito |
| Installed | 21 March 2003 |
| Term ended | 11 September 2010 |
| Predecessor | Antonio José González Zumárraga |
| Successor | Fausto Trávez Trávez |
| Other posts | Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via |
| Orders | |
| Ordination |
28 July 1957 by Leonidas Eduardo Proaño Villalba |
| Consecration |
21 May 1972 by Pablo Muñoz Vega |
| Created Cardinal |
20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1934 Riobamba, Ecuador |
| Nationality | Ecuadorian |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (born 1 January 1934 in Riobamba) is the Archbishop Emeritus of Quito. He served as archbishop of Quito, the capital of Ecuador from 2003 to 2010, when Fausto Trávez Trávez was appointed as his successor.
Pope Benedict XVI elevated Vela Chiriboga to the status of cardinal at a consistory on 20 November 2010, making him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via. He participated in the papal conclave of 2013, which selected Pope Francis after Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI's resignation.
Cardinal Vela Chiriboga lost the right to participate as a Cardinal elector in future papal conclaves and his active Curial memberships upon reaching the age of 80 on 1 January 2014, though he may still participate in pre- and post-conclave discussions and meetings and be asked by the Pope and Curial departments to give his advice and counsel.
On Tuesday, 16 June 2015, Pope Francis named Cardinal Vela Chiriboga to be his Special Envoy to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress of Peru, to be celebrated in Piura.[1]