Archdiocese of Monterrey

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Archdiocese of Monterrey
Basic data
Country Mexico
Diocesan bishop Rogelio Cabrera López
Auxiliary bishop Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes
Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola
Heriberto Cavazos Pérez
Oscar Efraín Tamez Villareal
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus José Lizares Estrada
founding 1777
surface 17,448 km²
Parishes 205 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Residents 4,905,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Catholics 4,602,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
proportion of 93.8%
Diocesan priest 391 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Religious priest 211 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Catholics per priest 7,645
Permanent deacons 52 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Friars 100 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
Religious sisters 499 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 )
rite Roman rite
Liturgical language Spanish
cathedral Catedral de Nuestra Señora
Website www.arquidiocesismty.org
Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Ciudad Victoria
Diocese of Linares
Diocese of Matamoros
Diocese of Nuevo Laredo
Diocese of Piedras Negras
Diocese of Saltillo
Diocese of Tampico
Development of membership numbers

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey ( lat. : Archidioecesis Monterreyensis , span. : Arquidiócesis de Monterrey ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Monterrey .

history

Nuestra Señora Cathedral in Monterrey

The Archdiocese of Monterrey was on December 15, 1777 by Pope Pius VI. built with the papal bull Relata semper from cession of territory by the Diocese of Michoacán as the Diocese of Linares o Nueva León and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mexico City as a suffragan . The bishopric was initially in Linares . Accordingly, the diocese was also called the diocese of San Felipe de Linares after the patron saint of Linares .

In 1839 the diocese of Linares o Nueva León gave up parts of its territory to establish the Apostolic Prefecture of Texas . A further assignment of territory took place on August 13, 1861 to establish the Apostolic Vicariate Tamaulipas . On January 26, 1863, the diocese of Linares o Nueva León was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara as a suffragan. The Diocese of Linares o Nueva León gave on June 23, 1891 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Saltillo .

On June 23, 1891, the diocese Linares o Nueva León by Pope Leo XIII. raised to the archbishopric. The Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León was renamed the Archdiocese of Monterrey on June 9, 1922 . On April 30, 1962, the Archdiocese of Monterrey were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Proficientibus Cotidie erected Diocese of Linares from. Another area assignment took place on 6 November 1989 to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Quo facilius erected Diocese of Nuevo Laredo .

Ordinaries

Bishops of Linares o Nueva León

Archbishops of Linares o Nueva León

Archbishops of Monterrey

See also

Web links

Commons : Archdiocese of Monterrey  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Gerhard Schneemann (ed.): The canons and resolutions of the Most Holy Ecumenical and General Vatican Council / Sacrosancti Oecumenici et Generalis Concilii Vaticani Canones et Decreta. German-Latin edition. With the main conciliaric acts, a statistical overview of the Catholic hierarchy and a historical-dogmatic introduction . Herder, Freiburg 1871, p. 97 (sub no.871).
  2. Ioannes XXIII : Const. Apost. Proficientibus cotidie , AAS 55 (1963), n.4, p. 212ff.
  3. Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Quo facilius , AAS 82 (1990), n.3, p. 39ff.