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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia

January 01, 1970

The Archdiocese of Morelia (Latin: Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.[1][2] It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán.

Archdiocese of Morelia

Archidioecesis Moreliensis

Arquidiócesis de Morelia
Catedral de San Salvador
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceMorelia
Statistics
Area6,952 sq mi (18,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2013)
2,612,360
2,455,618 (94%)
Parishes236
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 August 1536 (487 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Transfiguration,
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopCarlos Garfias Merlos
Auxiliary BishopsCarlos Suárez Cázares
Juan Espinoza Jiménez
J. Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma
Herculano Medina Garfias
Bishops emeritusAlberto Suárez Inda (archbishop); Octavio Villegas Aguilar (auxiliary)
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesismorelia.mx

The cathedra is found in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in the episcopal see of Morelia, capital of Michoacán state. It also has a minor basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo.

History edit

Bishops edit

Episcopal ordinaries edit

Bishops of Michoacán
Metropolitan Archbishops of Michoacán
  • Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez (see above 26 Jan 1863 – death 14 Dec 1868)
  • José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez (21 Dec 1868 – death 7 Jan 1900), succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Michoacán (4 Mar 1866 – 21 Dec 1868) & Titular Bishop of Lagania (4 Mar 1866 – 21 Dec 1868)
  • Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (21 Aug 1900 – death 26 Feb 1911), previously Bishop of Colima (Mexico) (11 Jul 1892 – 21 Aug 1900)
  • Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (27 Nov 1911 – 22 Nov 1924), previously Bishop of León in Mexico (Mexico) (12 Nov 1900 – 14 Sep 1907), Metropolitan Archbishop of Linares (Mexico) (14 Sep 1907 – 27 Nov 1911)
Archbishops of Morelia

Coadjutor bishops edit

  • Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (1933–1937); did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop of México, Federal District
  • Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (1937–1941)
  • Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla (1965–1970)

Auxiliary bishops edit

  • Benito María de Moxó y Francolí O.S.B. (1803–1805), appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas, Bolivia
  • José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro (1862–1863), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán
  • José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez (1866–1868), appointed Archbishop here
  • Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (1923–1934), appointed Coadjutor here
  • Salvador Martinez Silva (1951–1969)
  • José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza (1963–1965), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas
  • Román Acevedo Rojas (1967–1983)
  • Leopoldo González González (1999–2005), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
  • Francisco Moreno Barrón (2002–2008), appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala
  • Octavio Villegas Aguilar (2005–2015)
  • Carlos Suárez Cázares (2008–
  • Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2010–
  • Herculano Medina Garfias (2015–
  • Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (2016–

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit

  • Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 1962
  • Juan Jesús Cardinal Posadas Ocampo, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1970; future Cardinal
  • Alejo Zavala Castro, appointed Bishop of Tlapa, Guerrero in 1992
  • Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez, appointed Bishop of Matehuala, San Luís Potosí in 1997
  • Enrique Díaz Díaz, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas in 2003

Province edit

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Morelia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^ Associated Press, "Pope's selection of 15 new cardinals reflects church's diversity, growth." The Washington Post January 5, 2015, p. A7.
  4. ^ "Bishop Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina, O.S." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 27, 2016
  5. ^ "Bishop Juan de Medina Rincón y de la Vega, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 24, 2016
  6. ^ "Bishop Alfonso Guerra, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  7. ^ "Bishop Domingo de Ulloa, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Bishop Andrés de Ubilla, O.P." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 5, 2016
  9. ^ "Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo (Rovillo)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  10. ^ "Bishop Juan Fernández de Rosillo" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 11, 2016
  11. ^ "Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  12. ^ "Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia.
  • Official website (in Spanish)
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Michoacan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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January 01, 1970
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The Archdiocese of Morelia Latin Archidioecesis Moreliensis is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico 1 2 It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacan Archdiocese of MoreliaArchidioecesis MoreliensisArquidiocesis de MoreliaCatedral de San SalvadorLocationCountryMexicoEcclesiastical provinceMoreliaStatisticsArea6 952 sq mi 18 010 km2 Population Total Catholics as of 2013 2 612 3602 455 618 94 Parishes236InformationDenominationCatholic ChurchSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablished11 August 1536 487 years ago CathedralCathedral of the Transfiguration Morelia Michoacan MexicoCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopCarlos Garfias MerlosAuxiliary BishopsCarlos Suarez CazaresJuan Espinoza JimenezJ Victor Alejandro Aguilar LedesmaHerculano Medina GarfiasBishops emeritusAlberto Suarez Inda archbishop Octavio Villegas Aguilar auxiliary MapWebsitewww wbr arquidiocesismorelia wbr mx The cathedra is found in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in the episcopal see of Morelia capital of Michoacan state It also has a minor basilica Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la Salud in Patzcuaro Michoacan de Ocampo Contents 1 History 2 Bishops 2 1 Episcopal ordinaries 2 2 Coadjutor bishops 2 3 Auxiliary bishops 2 4 Other priests of this diocese who became bishops 3 Province 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory editIt was established on 11 August 1536 as Diocese of Michoacan on territory split off from the then Diocese of Mexico It lost territory repeatedly on 13 July 1548 to establish the then Diocese of Guadalajara on 15 Dec 1777 to establish the Diocese of Linares and on 31 Aug 1854 to establish the Diocese of San Luis Potosi It was raised to the rank of Metropolitan Archdiocese of Michoacan by Pope Pius IX on 26 January 1863 having lost territory to establish the Diocese of Leon and the Diocese of Queretaro It lost territory again on 16 Mar 1863 to establish the Diocese of Chilapa and on 26 Jul 1913 to establish the Diocese of Tacambaro It was renamed to the Archdiocese of Morelia after its see on 22 November 1924 It lost territory again on 13 Oct 1973 to establish the Diocese of Celaya and on 2004 to establish the Diocese of Irapuato In January 2015 Pope Francis created Morelia s archbishop Alberto Suarez Inda the archdiocese s first Cardinal According to an Associated Press story Suarez Inda has helped mediate political conflicts and kidnappings in one of Mexico s most violence plagued states 3 Bishops editEpiscopal ordinaries edit Bishops of Michoacan Vasco de Quiroga 1536 08 18 death 1565 03 14 Antonio Ruiz de Morales y Molina 1566 05 15 1572 12 10 later Bishop of Puebla de los Angeles Mexico 1572 12 10 death 1576 07 17 4 Juan de Medina Rincon y de la Vega Order of St Augustine O S A 1574 06 18 death 1588 06 30 5 Alfonso Guerra Dominican Order O P 1592 03 17 death 1596 06 18 previously Bishop of Paraguay Paraguay 1579 02 06 1592 03 17 6 Domingo de Ulloa O P 1598 04 03 death 1601 previously Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Leon in Nicaragua Nicaragua 1585 02 04 1591 12 09 Bishop of Popayan Colombia 1591 12 09 1598 04 03 7 Andres de Ubilla O P 1603 01 29 death 1603 05 previously Bishop of Chiapas Mexico 1592 05 21 1603 01 29 8 Juan Fernandez de Rosillo 1603 06 16 death 1606 10 29 previously Bishop of Vera Paz Guatemala 1592 06 12 1603 06 16 9 10 Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Munoz O S A 1608 02 04 death 1622 07 22 previously Bishop of Paraguay Paraguay 1601 1603 01 13 Bishop of Nueva Caceres Philippines 1603 01 13 1605 06 06 Bishop of Antequera Mexico 1605 06 06 1608 02 04 11 Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendariz Castellanos y Toledo Mercedarians O de M 1624 04 15 death 1628 12 05 previously Titular Bishop of Sidon 1605 06 27 1610 08 30 amp Auxiliary Bishop of Burgos Spain 1605 06 27 1610 08 30 then Bishop of Santiago Cuba 1610 08 30 1624 04 15 Francisco de Rivera y Pareja O de M 1629 09 17 death 1637 09 05 previously Bishop of Guadalajara Mexico 1618 01 29 1629 09 17 Marcos Ramirez de Prado y Ovando Friars Minor O F M 1639 05 30 1666 12 15 previously Bishop of Chiapas Mexico 1633 01 31 1639 05 30 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Mexico Mexico 1666 12 15 death 1667 05 14 Payo Enriquez de Rivera Manrique O S A 1668 01 16 1668 09 17 previously Bishop of Guatemala Guatemala 1657 1668 01 16 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Mexico Mexico 1668 09 17 retired 1681 06 30 Francisco Antonio Sarmiento de Luna y Enriquez O S A 1668 12 12 1673 09 25 later Bishop of Almeria Spain 1673 09 25 1675 05 27 Bishop of Coria Spain 1675 05 27 1683 07 21 Francisco Verdin y Molina 1673 11 27 death 1675 04 29 previously Bishop of Guadalajara Mexico 1665 07 06 1673 11 27 Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa 1677 08 30 1680 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Mexico Mexico 1680 death 1698 08 14 Antonio de Monroy O P 1680 1680 previously Master superior general of the Order of Preachers Dominicans 1677 1686 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela Spain 1685 07 10 death 7 Nov 1715 Juan de Ortega Cano Montanez y Patino 1682 06 08 21 Jun 1700 previously Bishop of Durango Mexico 1674 04 16 1675 09 09 Bishop of Guatemala Guatemala 1675 09 09 1682 06 08 later Metropolitan Archbishop of Mexico Mexico 21 Jun 1700 16 Dec 1708 Garcia Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz 5 Mar 1700 14 Jan 1704 previously Bishop of Durango Mexico 1691 08 23 5 Mar 1700 later Bishop of Puebla de los Angeles Mexico 14 Jan 1704 death 1705 12 Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza 31 May 1704 death 15 May 1708 previously Bishop of Durango Mexico 1699 31 May 1704 12 Felipe Ignacio Trujillo y Guerrero 22 May 1713 death 6 Feb 1721 Francisco de la Cuesta Brothers Hospitallers of St John of God O S H 23 Sep 1723 death 30 May 1724 previously Metropolitan Archbishop of Manila Philippines 28 Apr 1704 23 Sep 1723 Archbishop personal title Juan Jose de Escalona y Calatayud 15 Nov 1728 death 23 May 1737 previously Bishop of Caracas Venezuela 15 Mar 1717 15 Nov 1728 Jose Felix Valverde 24 Nov 1738 death 23 Feb 1741 Bishop of Caracas Venezuela 15 Nov 1728 24 Nov 1738 Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado 2 Jan 1741 death 26 Apr 1744 previously Bishop of Yucatan Mexico 9 Jul 1734 2 Jan 1741 Martin de Elizacoechea 8 Mar 1745 death 19 Nov 1756 previously Bishop of Durango Mexico 27 Jul 1735 8 Mar 1745 Pedro Anselmo Sanchez de Tagle 26 Sep 1757 death 27 May 1772 previously Bishop of Durango Mexico 10 Apr 1747 26 Sep 1757 Luis Fernando de Hoyos y Mier 12 Jul 1773 death 7 May 1776 Juan Ignacio de la Rocha 3 Feb 1782 death 3 Feb 1782 Francisco Antonio de San Miguel Iglesias y Cajiga O S H 15 Dec 1783 death 18 Jun 1804 previously Bishop of Comayagua Honduras 17 Feb 1777 15 Dec 1783 Marcos de Moriana y Zafrilla 26 Jun 1805 death 27 Jul 1809 Father Manuel Abad y Queipo 1811 1811 not consecrated bishop Juan Cayetano Jose Maria Gomez de Portugal y Solis 28 Feb 1831 death 4 Apr 1850 previously Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria 19 Oct 1830 28 Feb 1831 Clemente de Jesus Munguia y Nunez 3 Oct 1850 26 Jan 1863 see below Metropolitan Archbishops of Michoacan Clemente de Jesus Munguia y Nunez see above 26 Jan 1863 death 14 Dec 1868 Jose Ignacio Arciga Ruiz de Chavez 21 Dec 1868 death 7 Jan 1900 succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Michoacan 4 Mar 1866 21 Dec 1868 amp Titular Bishop of Lagania 4 Mar 1866 21 Dec 1868 Atenogenes Silva y Alvarez Tostado 21 Aug 1900 death 26 Feb 1911 previously Bishop of Colima Mexico 11 Jul 1892 21 Aug 1900 Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores 27 Nov 1911 22 Nov 1924 previously Bishop of Leon in Mexico Mexico 12 Nov 1900 14 Sep 1907 Metropolitan Archbishop of Linares Mexico 14 Sep 1907 27 Nov 1911 Archbishops of Morelia Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores 22 Nov 1924 12 Dec 1941 also Apostolic Delegate papal diplomatic envoy to Mexico 1929 1937 Luis Maria Altamirano y Bulnes 12 Dec 1941 death 7 Feb 1970 previously Bishop of Huajuapan de Leon Mexico 3 Aug 1923 13 Mar 1933 Bishop of Tulancingo Mexico 13 Mar 1933 1 May 1937 Titular Archbishop of Bizya 1 May 1937 12 Dec 1941 amp Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia 1 May 1937 12 Dec 1941 succeeding as such Manuel Martin del Campo y Padilla 7 Feb 1970 death 6 Apr 1972 previously Titular Bishop of Aulon 3 Aug 1946 26 Dec 1948 Coadjutor Bishop of Leon 3 Aug 1946 26 Dec 1948 succeeding as Bishop of Leon in Mexico Mexico 26 Dec 1948 10 Jun 1965 Titular Archbishop of Vadesi 10 Jun 1965 7 Feb 1970 amp Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia 10 Jun 1965 7 Feb 1970 succeeded as such Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa 3 Jul 1972 retired 20 Jan 1995 previously Bishop of Matamoros Mexico 20 Jan 1959 3 Mar 1968 Bishop of San Luis Potosi Mexico 3 Mar 1968 3 Jul 1972 Alberto Suarez Inda 20 Jan 1995 retired 5 Nov 2016 previously Bishop of Tacambaro Mexico 5 Nov 1985 20 Jan 1995 created Cardinal Priest of S Policarpo 14 Feb 2015 11 Oct 2015 Carlos Garfias Merlos 5 Nov 2016 previously Archbishop of Acapulco Coadjutor bishops edit Luis Maria Martinez y Rodriguez 1933 1937 did not succeed to see appointed Archbishop of Mexico Federal District Luis Maria Altamirano y Bulnes 1937 1941 Manuel Martin del Campo Padilla 1965 1970 Auxiliary bishops edit Benito Maria de Moxo y Francoli O S B 1803 1805 appointed Archbishop of La Plata o Charcas Bolivia Jose Antonio de la Pena y Navarro 1862 1863 appointed Bishop of Zamora Michoacan Jose Ignacio Arciga Ruiz de Chavez 1866 1868 appointed Archbishop here Luis Maria Martinez y Rodriguez 1923 1934 appointed Coadjutor here Salvador Martinez Silva 1951 1969 Jose de Jesus Tirado Pedraza 1963 1965 appointed Bishop of Ciudad Victoria Tamaulipas Roman Acevedo Rojas 1967 1983 Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez 1999 2005 appointed Bishop of Tapachula Chiapas Francisco Moreno Barron 2002 2008 appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala Octavio Villegas Aguilar 2005 2015 Carlos Suarez Cazares 2008 Juan Espinoza Jimenez 2010 Herculano Medina Garfias 2015 Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma 2016 Other priests of this diocese who became bishops edit Luis Maria Altamirano y Bulnes appointed Bishop of Apatzingan Michoacan in 1962 Juan Jesus Cardinal Posadas Ocampo appointed Bishop of Tijuana Baja California Norte in 1970 future Cardinal Alejo Zavala Castro appointed Bishop of Tlapa Guerrero in 1992 Rodrigo Aguilar Martinez appointed Bishop of Matehuala San Luis Potosi in 1997 Enrique Diaz Diaz appointed Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristobal de Las Casas Chiapas in 2003Province editIts ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan s own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacambaro Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico See also editList of Roman Catholic dioceses in MexicoReferences edit Archdiocese of Morelia Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved February 29 2016 Associated Press Pope s selection of 15 new cardinals reflects church s diversity growth The Washington Post January 5 2015 p A7 Bishop Antonio Ruiz de Morales y Molina O S Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved August 27 2016 Bishop Juan de Medina Rincon y de la Vega O S A Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved November 24 2016 Bishop Alfonso Guerra O P Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved March 21 2016 Bishop Domingo de Ulloa O P Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved February 29 2016 Bishop Andres de Ubilla O P Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved September 5 2016 Bishop Juan Fernandez de Rosillo Rovillo Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved September 11 2016 Bishop Juan Fernandez de Rosillo GCatholic org Gabriel Chow Retrieved September 11 2016 Bishop Baltazar de Covarrubias y Munoz O S A Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved March 21 2016 Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved March 24 2016External links edit nbsp 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