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.

Raúl Eduardo Vela Chiriboga was born on 1 January 1934 in Riobamba, Ecuador.

[2] On 8 July 1989, Pope John Paul II transferred him to the titular see of Pauzera and appointed Military Ordinary of Ecuador.

On 21 March 2003, Pope John Paul appointed him Archbishop of Quito, where he worked above all for education and priestly formation.

[5] Pope Benedict elevated Vela Chiriboga to the status of cardinal at a consistory on 20 November 2010, making him Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria in Via.