Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga

His Eminence

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
His Eminence; Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga
Cardinal, Archbishop of Quito
	Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga in 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 post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (1972–1975); Titular Bishop of Ausafa (1972–1975); Bishop of Azogues (1975–1989); Bishop of the Military Ordinariate of Ecuador (1989–2003); Titular Bishop of Pauzera (1989–1998);
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
Died	15 November 2020 (aged 86); Quito, Ecuador
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	"Cum Maria Marte Jesu" (with Mary, mother of Jesus)
Coat of arms

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga (1 January 1934 – 15 November 2020) was an Ecuadorian prelate of the Catholic Church who was the Archbishop of Quito from 2003 to 2010. He became a bishop coadjutor in 1972 and served as an auxiliary in Guayaquil, Bishop of Azogues, and Military Ordinary of Ecuador before his appointment in Quito. Pope Benedict XVI raised him to the rank of cardinal in 2010.