1. THE FRANCISCAN PROVINCES
By Crystal Keenan

2.  La Provincia de Dan Francisco de Quito
 1534 Father Juan de Granada sent
3 Friars (Fr. JodocoRicke, Fr. Pedro
de Grosseal, & Fr. Pedro de
Roquenas) from Mexico to establish
FransiscanChurches in Ecuador –
Quito --and Peru.
 By 1552, Fr. Jodocowas elected into
the Custos& established
“Custodiade San Pablo de Ecuador”
 1553 The Province of the Twelve
Apostles was established and
reigned over Ecuador.
 By 1569 Ecuador’s custody was
made into a Province of “Provincia
de San Fransisco de Quito” & by
1587 had 1 Friar and 20 missions.

3. BEST KNOWN FRIARS
FRIAR JODOCO RICKE AND FRIAR FRANCISCO DE MORALES
 Fr. Jodoco Ricke "Apostle of Ecuador”
 Biggest success was founding the
“Convento de San Bernardino de Popayan”
in Colombia around the 1570’s
 Francisco de Morales succeeded Fr. Jodoco
in 1553.
 Greatest achievement was erecting the
“Colegio de San Andres” ; opened on
September 20 , l552
 Also founded friaries and churches in
Ecuador and Quito in preceding years
 Both also founded friaries and churches in
Ecuador and Quito in preceding years of
greatest achievements