# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/raul-eduardo-vela-chiriboga
# Generated: 2026-08-15T14:53:38.993Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/raul-eduardo-vela-chiriboga"
name: "Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga"
slug: "raul-eduardo-vela-chiriboga"
description: "Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga 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."
tagline: "Ecuadorian archbishop and cardinal (1934–2020)"
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gender: "male"
category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1934-01-01"
deathDate: "2020-11-15"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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  sourceConfidence:     60
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  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
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  country:  null
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump