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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

April 18, 2023

The Archdiocese of Mexico (Latin: Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City, Mexico. It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1546.[1][2] The archdiocese is one of the largest in the world, with over four million Catholics, surpassed only by Guadalajara, São Paulo and Milan.

Archdiocese of Mexico

Archidioecesis Mexicanensis

Arquidiócesis de México
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Mexico
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceMexico
Statistics
Area799.8 km2 (308.8 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2019)
5,265,309
4,212,247 (80%)
Parishes307
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established2 September 1530 (492 years ago)
CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavens
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopCarlos Aguiar Retes
Auxiliary Bishops
  • Rogelio Esquivel Medina
  • Salvador González Morales
  • Carlos Enrique Samaniego López
  • Luis Manuel Pérez Raygoza
  • Héctor Mario Pérez Villareal
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx

Prior to 2019, the archdiocese was the largest in the world, with nearly 8 million Catholics. In September 2019, Pope Francis approved the division of the archdiocese, erecting three new suffragan dioceses from its territory: Azcapotzalco, Iztapalapa, and Xochimilco.[3] These are the only three suffragans within the ecclesiastical province of which the archdiocese is the metropolitan see. Today, the archdiocese's territory comprises most of Mexico City, with the exception of the three new dioceses, each of which is coextensive with its eponymous borough.

The cathedra of the archdiocese is found within the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City.

Bishops

Ordinaries

No. Name From Until
1 Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. August 20, 1530 June 3, 1548
2 Alonso de Montúfar, O.P. October 5, 1551 March 7, 1572
3 Pedro Moya de Contreras June 17, 1573 December 7, 1591
4 Alfonso Fernández de Bonilla May 22, 1592 1600
5 García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H. February 12, 1601 October 5, 1606
6 García Guerra, O.P. December 3, 1607 February 22, 1612
7 Juan Pérez de la Serna May 13, 1613 July 19, 1627
8 Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola August 9, 1627 July 20, 1634
9 Francisco Verdugo Cabrera September 9, 1636 ?
10 Feliciano de la Vega Padilla March 22, 1639 December 1640
11 Juan de Mañozca y Zamora November 16, 1643 December 12, 1650
12 Marcelo Lopez de Azcona April 29, 1652 November 10, 1654
13 Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro September 19, 1655 June 1664
14 Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos April 28, 1664 September 2, 1665
15 Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. December 15, 1666 March 14, 1667
16 Payo Enríquez de Rivera, O.S.A. September 17, 1668 June 30, 1681
17 Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa August 20, 1682 August 16, 1698
18 Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño 1699 December 16, 1708
19 José Pérez de Lanciego Eguiluz y Mirafuentes, O.S.B. March 21, 1714 January 25, 1728
20 Manuel José de Hendaya y Haro 1728 1729
21 Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta July 24, 1730 January 25, 1747
22 Manuel José Rubio y Salinas January 29, 1748 July 3, 1765
23 Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón April 14, 1766 August 22, 1771
24 Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta March 30, 1772 May 26, 1800
25 Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont May 24, 1802 January 1, 1815
26 Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete September 4, 1815 December 28, 1837
27 Manuel Posada y Garduño December 23, 1839 April 30, 1846
28 José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros September 30, 1850 March 11, 1862
29 Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos March 19, 1863 February 4, 1891
30 Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera December 17, 1891 March 29, 1908
31 José Mora y del Rio December 2, 1908 April 22, 1928
32 Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J. June 25, 1929 May 19, 1936
33 Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez February 20, 1937 February 9, 1956
34 Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez June 28, 1956 July 19, 1977
35 Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada July 19, 1977 September 29, 1994
36 Norberto Rivera Carrera June 13, 1995 December 7, 2017
37 Carlos Aguiar Retes December 7, 2017 present

Ordinaries who became Cardinals:

Coadjutor archbishop

Current auxiliary bishops

 
Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City
  • Rogelio Esquivel Medina (appointed 27 June 2001)
  • Salvador González Morales (appointed 16 February 2019)
  • Carlos Enrique Samaniego López (appointed 16 February 2019)
  • Luis Manuel Pérez Raygoza (appointed 25 January 2020)
  • Héctor Mario Pérez Villarreal (appointed 25 January 2020)

Former auxiliary bishops

  • Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta (27 April 1840 – 27 March 1849)
  • Maximino Ruiz y Flores (8 March 1920 – 11 May 1949)
  • Francisco Orozco Lomelín (19 March 1952 – 17 October 1990)
  • José Villalón Mercado (1 April 1952 – 12 September 1977)
  • Alfredo Torres Romero (30 December 1967 – 4 January 1975), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Aguascalientes
  • Luis Mena Arroyo (13 July 1961 – 1 September 1964), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua; returned here as Auxiliary Bishop (27 July 1979 – 9 September 1995), with personal title of Archbishop
  • Jorge Martínez Martínez (5 June 1971 – 1 August 1994)
  • Javier Lozano Barragán (5 June 1979 – 28 October 1984), appointed Bishop of Zacatecas; future Cardinal
  • Francisco María Aguilera González (5 June 1979 – 12 January 1996)
  • Carlos Talavera Ramírez (15 January 1980 – 14 March 1984), appointed Bishop of Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz
  • Genaro Alamilla Arteaga (26 January 1980 – 10 October 1989)
  • Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. (27 May 1980 – 6 November 1989), appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas
  • Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara (26 April 1985 – 22 July 2008)
  • José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (11 March 1997 – 3 January 2004), appointed Bishop of Irapuato, Guanajuato
  • Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (5 January 1998 – 23 February 2008), appointed Bishop of Orizaba, Veracruz
  • José Luis Fletes Santana (29 January 2000 – 31 May 2003)
  • Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón (29 January 2000 – 19 October 2005), appointed Bishop of Cuautitlán, México
  • Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. (29 January 2000 – 30 July 2010)
  • Jonás Guerrero Corona (27 June 2001 – 18 March 2011), appointed Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa
  • Francisco Clavel Gil (27 June 2001 – 28 May 2013)
  • Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. (11 February 2004 – 16 February 2019)
  • José Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez Espinosa (2 March 2004 – 5 February 2009), appointed Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla
  • Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (20 May 2006 - 12 November 2018), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
  • Florencio Armando Colín Cruz (27 November 2008 - 16 February 2019), appointed Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca
  • Crispin Ojeda Márquez (4 June 2011 - 27 July 2018), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
  • Jorge Estrada Solórzano (28 May 2013 – 11 May 2019), appointed Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango
  • Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. (appointed 25 January 2020 – died 18 January 2021)

Other priests of the archdiocese who became bishops

  • Bernardo Gárate y López de Arizmendi (15 December 1819 – 19 March 1863), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
  • Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (17 December 1898 – 6 May 1912), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca
  • Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (2 April 1904 – 8 March 1920), appointed Bishop of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
  • Arturo Vélez Martínez (29 June 1934 – 8 February 1951), appointed Bishop of Toluca

Territorial losses

Education

Colleges, universities, and seminaries

Seal University Location Religious order Founded
Conciliar Seminary of Mexico Mexico City 1585
  Panamerican University Mexico City 1967
  Simón Bolívar University Mexico City
  Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City Society of Jesus 1943
Universidad Intercontinental Mexico City Guadalupe Missionaries 1976
Universidad La Salle Mexico City De La Salle Brothers 1962
  Universidad Pontificia de México Mexico City 1982

Secondary schools

Seal School Location Religious order Founded
Colegio Cristóbal Colón Naucalpan 1938
Colegio del Bosque México Mexico City Legion of Christ 1975
Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar Mexico City De La Salle Brothers 1910
Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas Mexico City 1734
Cumbres Institute Mexico City Legion of Christ 1954
Irish Institute Naucalpan Legion of Christ 1966

Former colleges, universities, and seminaries

School Location Religious order Founded Closed
Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco Mexico City Order of Friars Minor 1536 1555
College of San Fernando de Mexico Mexico City Order of Friars Minor 1734
Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico Mexico City 1551 1865
San Ildefonso College Mexico City Society of Jesus 1588 1867
San Pedro y San Pablo College Mexico City Society of Jesus 1574 1767

References

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of México" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of México" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Agren, David (30 September 2019). "Three new dioceses carved out of Archdiocese of Mexico". Crux. Catholic News Service. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Resignations and Appointments, 28.09.2019" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 28 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.

External links and references

  • Arquidiócesis Primada de México official site (in Spanish)
  • "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy.
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Mexico" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

Coordinates: 19°26′04″N 99°07′59″W / 19.4344°N 99.1331°W / 19.4344; -99.1331

April 18, 2023
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The Archdiocese of Mexico Latin Archidioecesis Mexicanensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City Mexico It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1546 1 2 The archdiocese is one of the largest in the world with over four million Catholics surpassed only by Guadalajara Sao Paulo and Milan Archdiocese of MexicoArchidioecesis MexicanensisArquidiocesis de MexicoCoat of Arms of the Archdiocese of MexicoLocationCountryMexicoEcclesiastical provinceMexicoStatisticsArea799 8 km2 308 8 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2019 5 265 3094 212 247 80 Parishes307InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished2 September 1530 492 years ago CathedralMetropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into HeavensCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopCarlos Aguiar RetesAuxiliary BishopsRogelio Esquivel MedinaSalvador Gonzalez MoralesCarlos Enrique Samaniego LopezLuis Manuel Perez RaygozaHector Mario Perez VillarealBishops emeritusNorberto Rivera CarreraFrancisco Clavel GilJose Luis Fletes SantanaMapWebsitewww arquidiocesismexico org mxPrior to 2019 the archdiocese was the largest in the world with nearly 8 million Catholics In September 2019 Pope Francis approved the division of the archdiocese erecting three new suffragan dioceses from its territory Azcapotzalco Iztapalapa and Xochimilco 3 These are the only three suffragans within the ecclesiastical province of which the archdiocese is the metropolitan see Today the archdiocese s territory comprises most of Mexico City with the exception of the three new dioceses each of which is coextensive with its eponymous borough The cathedra of the archdiocese is found within the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City Contents 1 Bishops 1 1 Ordinaries 1 2 Coadjutor archbishop 1 3 Current auxiliary bishops 1 4 Former auxiliary bishops 1 5 Other priests of the archdiocese who became bishops 2 Territorial losses 3 Education 3 1 Colleges universities and seminaries 3 2 Secondary schools 3 3 Former colleges universities and seminaries 4 References 5 External links and referencesBishops EditOrdinaries Edit No Name From Until1 Juan de Zumarraga O F M August 20 1530 June 3 15482 Alonso de Montufar O P October 5 1551 March 7 15723 Pedro Moya de Contreras June 17 1573 December 7 15914 Alfonso Fernandez de Bonilla May 22 1592 16005 Garcia de Santa Maria Mendoza y Zuniga O S H February 12 1601 October 5 16066 Garcia Guerra O P December 3 1607 February 22 16127 Juan Perez de la Serna May 13 1613 July 19 16278 Francisco de Manso Zuniga y Sola August 9 1627 July 20 16349 Francisco Verdugo Cabrera September 9 1636 10 Feliciano de la Vega Padilla March 22 1639 December 164011 Juan de Manozca y Zamora November 16 1643 December 12 165012 Marcelo Lopez de Azcona April 29 1652 November 10 165413 Mateo de Sagade de Bugueyro September 19 1655 June 166414 Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos April 28 1664 September 2 166515 Marcos Ramirez de Prado y Ovando O F M December 15 1666 March 14 166716 Payo Enriquez de Rivera O S A September 17 1668 June 30 168117 Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa August 20 1682 August 16 169818 Juan de Ortega Cano Montanez y Patino 1699 December 16 170819 Jose Perez de Lanciego Eguiluz y Mirafuentes O S B March 21 1714 January 25 172820 Manuel Jose de Hendaya y Haro 1728 172921 Juan Antonio de Vizarron y Eguiarreta July 24 1730 January 25 174722 Manuel Jose Rubio y Salinas January 29 1748 July 3 176523 Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butron April 14 1766 August 22 177124 Alonso Nunez de Haro y Peralta March 30 1772 May 26 180025 Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont May 24 1802 January 1 181526 Pedro Jose de Fonte y Hernandez Miravete September 4 1815 December 28 183727 Manuel Posada y Garduno December 23 1839 April 30 184628 Jose Lazaro de la Garza y Ballesteros September 30 1850 March 11 186229 Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Davalos March 19 1863 February 4 189130 Prospero Maria Alarcon y Sanchez de la Barquera December 17 1891 March 29 190831 Jose Mora y del Rio December 2 1908 April 22 192832 Pascual Diaz y Barreto S J June 25 1929 May 19 193633 Luis Maria Martinez y Rodriguez February 20 1937 February 9 195634 Miguel Dario Miranda y Gomez June 28 1956 July 19 197735 Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada July 19 1977 September 29 199436 Norberto Rivera Carrera June 13 1995 December 7 201737 Carlos Aguiar Retes December 7 2017 presentOrdinaries who became Cardinals Miguel Dario Miranda y Gomez in 1969 Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada in 1979 Norberto Rivera Carrera in 1998 Carlos Aguiar Retes in 2016 while Archbishop of TlalnepantlaCoadjutor archbishop Edit Miguel Dario Cardinal Miranda y Gomez 1955 1956 future CardinalCurrent auxiliary bishops Edit Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City Rogelio Esquivel Medina appointed 27 June 2001 Salvador Gonzalez Morales appointed 16 February 2019 Carlos Enrique Samaniego Lopez appointed 16 February 2019 Luis Manuel Perez Raygoza appointed 25 January 2020 Hector Mario Perez Villarreal appointed 25 January 2020 Former auxiliary bishops Edit Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta 27 April 1840 27 March 1849 Maximino Ruiz y Flores 8 March 1920 11 May 1949 Francisco Orozco Lomelin 19 March 1952 17 October 1990 Jose Villalon Mercado 1 April 1952 12 September 1977 Alfredo Torres Romero 30 December 1967 4 January 1975 appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Aguascalientes Luis Mena Arroyo 13 July 1961 1 September 1964 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Chihuahua returned here as Auxiliary Bishop 27 July 1979 9 September 1995 with personal title of Archbishop Jorge Martinez Martinez 5 June 1971 1 August 1994 Javier Lozano Barragan 5 June 1979 28 October 1984 appointed Bishop of Zacatecas future Cardinal Francisco Maria Aguilera Gonzalez 5 June 1979 12 January 1996 Carlos Talavera Ramirez 15 January 1980 14 March 1984 appointed Bishop of Coatzacoalcos Veracruz Genaro Alamilla Arteaga 26 January 1980 10 October 1989 Ricardo Watty Urquidi M Sp S 27 May 1980 6 November 1989 appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo Tamaulipas Abelardo Alvarado Alcantara 26 April 1985 22 July 2008 Jose de Jesus Martinez Zepeda 11 March 1997 3 January 2004 appointed Bishop of Irapuato Guanajuato Marcelino Hernandez Rodriguez 5 January 1998 23 February 2008 appointed Bishop of Orizaba Veracruz Jose Luis Fletes Santana 29 January 2000 31 May 2003 Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragon 29 January 2000 19 October 2005 appointed Bishop of Cuautitlan Mexico Felipe Tejeda Garcia M Sp S 29 January 2000 30 July 2010 Jonas Guerrero Corona 27 June 2001 18 March 2011 appointed Bishop of Culiacan Sinaloa Francisco Clavel Gil 27 June 2001 28 May 2013 Antonio Ortega Franco C O 11 February 2004 16 February 2019 Jose Victor Manuel Valentin Sanchez Espinosa 2 March 2004 5 February 2009 appointed Archbishop of Puebla de los Angeles Puebla Carlos Briseno Arch O A R 20 May 2006 12 November 2018 appointed Bishop of Veracruz Florencio Armando Colin Cruz 27 November 2008 16 February 2019 appointed Bishop of Puerto Escondido Oaxaca Crispin Ojeda Marquez 4 June 2011 27 July 2018 appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec Oaxaca Jorge Estrada Solorzano 28 May 2013 11 May 2019 appointed Bishop of Gomez Palacio Durango Francisco Daniel Rivera Sanchez M Sp S appointed 25 January 2020 died 18 January 2021 Other priests of the archdiocese who became bishops Edit Bernardo Garate y Lopez de Arizmendi 15 December 1819 19 March 1863 appointed Bishop of Queretaro Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta 17 December 1898 6 May 1912 appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla 2 April 1904 8 March 1920 appointed Bishop of Chiapas Ciudad Real de Chiapas Arturo Velez Martinez 29 June 1934 8 February 1951 appointed Bishop of TolucaTerritorial losses EditYear Along with territory from To form1536 Diocese of Michoacan1597 Diocese of Manila1863 Diocese of Tulancingo1863 Archdiocese of MichoacanDiocese of Tlaxcala Diocese of Chilapa1870 Diocese of TlaxcalaVicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas Diocese of Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas1874 Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore1891 Diocese of Cuernavaca1950 Diocese of Toluca1959 Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles Puebla Diocese of Tlaxcala1960 Diocese of Texcoco1961 Diocese of Tulancingo Diocese of Tula1964 Diocese of Texcoco Diocese of Tlalnepantla1984 Diocese of AtlacomulcoDiocese of TenancingoDiocese of Cuernavaca2019 4 Diocese of AzcapotzalcoDiocese of IztapalapaDiocese of XochimilcoEducation EditColleges universities and seminaries Edit Seal University Location Religious order FoundedConciliar Seminary of Mexico Mexico City 1585 Panamerican University Mexico City 1967 Simon Bolivar University Mexico City Universidad Iberoamericana Mexico City Society of Jesus 1943Universidad Intercontinental Mexico City Guadalupe Missionaries 1976Universidad La Salle Mexico City De La Salle Brothers 1962 Universidad Pontificia de Mexico Mexico City 1982Secondary schools Edit Seal School Location Religious order FoundedColegio Cristobal Colon Naucalpan 1938Colegio del Bosque Mexico Mexico City Legion of Christ 1975Colegio La Salle Simon Bolivar Mexico City De La Salle Brothers 1910Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcainas Mexico City 1734Cumbres Institute Mexico City Legion of Christ 1954Irish Institute Naucalpan Legion of Christ 1966Former colleges universities and seminaries Edit School Location Religious order Founded ClosedColegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco Mexico City Order of Friars Minor 1536 1555College of San Fernando de Mexico Mexico City Order of Friars Minor 1734Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico Mexico City 1551 1865San Ildefonso College Mexico City Society of Jesus 1588 1867San Pedro y San Pablo College Mexico City Society of Jesus 1574 1767References Edit Archdiocese of Mexico Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved February 29 2016 Agren David 30 September 2019 Three new dioceses carved out of Archdiocese of Mexico Crux Catholic News Service Retrieved 1 October 2019 Resignations and Appointments 28 09 2019 Press release Holy See Press Office 28 September 2019 Retrieved 28 September 2019 External links and references EditArquidiocesis Primada de Mexico official site in Spanish Archdiocese of Mexico Catholic Hierarchy Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Archdiocese of Mexico Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Coordinates 19 26 04 N 99 07 59 W 19 4344 N 99 1331 W 19 4344 99 1331 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico amp oldid 1127022587, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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