Archdiocese of Morelia
Archdiocese of Morelia | |
Basic data | |
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Country | Mexico |
Diocesan bishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
Auxiliary bishop |
Juan Espinoza Jiménez Carlos Suárez Cázares Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma Herculano Medina Garfias |
Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda |
Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus | Octavio Villegas Aguilar |
surface | 18,000 km² |
Parishes | 239 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Residents | 2,913,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics | 2,699,800 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
proportion of | 92.7% |
Diocesan priest | 449 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious priest | 131 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Catholics per priest | 4,655 |
Permanent deacons | 1 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Friars | 228 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
Religious sisters | 1.004 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
rite | Roman rite |
Liturgical language | Spanish |
cathedral | Catedral de las Monjas |
Website | www.arquidiocesismorelia.mx |
Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Apatzingán Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Diocese of Tacámbaro Diocese of Zamora |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia ( lat. : Archidioecesis Moreliensis , span. : Arquidiócesis de Morelia ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Morelia .
history
The Archdiocese of Morelia was founded on August 11, 1536 by Pope Paul III. established with the papal bull Illius fulciti praesidio from cession of territory of the diocese of Mexico City as the diocese of Michoacán and subordinated to the archbishopric of Seville as a suffragan . On February 12, 1546, the Diocese of Michoacán was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mexico City as a suffragan. The Diocese of Michoacán gave up on July 13, 1548 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Guadalajara . Further assignments were made on December 15, 1777 to found the diocese of Linares o Nueva León and on August 31, 1854 to found the diocese of San Luis Potosí . On January 26, 1863, the Diocese of Michoacán gave up parts of its territory to establish the Dioceses of León , Querétaro and Zamora .
The Diocese of Michoacán was on January 26, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. raised to the archbishopric with the papal bull Catholicae Romanae Ecclesiae . On March 16, 1863, the Archdiocese of Michoacán gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Chilapa . Another assignment of territory took place on July 26, 1913 to establish the diocese of Tacámbaro . The Archdiocese of Michoacán was renamed the Archdiocese of Morelia on November 22, 1924 . On 13 October 1973, the Archdiocese of Morelia were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution scribae illi Evangelico erected Diocese of Celaya from. Another area assignment took place on 3 January 2004 to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres erected Diocese of Irapuato .
Ordinaries
Bishops of Michoacán
- Vasco de Quiroga , 1536-1565
- Antonio Ruíz de Morales y Molina OS , 1566–1572, then Bishop of Tlaxcala
- Juan de Medina Rincon y de la Vega OSA , 1574-1588
- Alfonso Guerra OP , 1592-1596
- Domingo de Ulloa OP, 1598-1601
- Andrés de Ubilla OP, 1603-1603
- Juan Fernández de Rosillo , 1603-1606
- Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz OSA, 1608-1622
- Alonso Orozco Enriquez de Armendáriz Castellanos y Toledo OdeM , 1624-1628
- Francisco de Rivera y Pareja OdeM, 1629-1637
- Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando OFM , 1639–1666, then Archbishop of Mexico City
- Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique OSA, 1668, then Archbishop of Mexico City
- Francisco Antonio Sarmiento y Luna OSA, 1668–1674, then Bishop of Almería
- Francisco Verdín y Molina , 1673-1675
- Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa , 1677–1680, then Archbishop of Mexico City
- Antonio de Monroy OP, 1680
- Juan Ortega y Montañés , 1682–1699, then Archbishop of Mexico City
- García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz , 1700–1704, then Bishop of Tlaxcala
- Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza , 1704–1708
- Felipe Ignacio Trujillo y Guerrero , 1713-1721
- Francisco de la Cuesta OSH , 1723-1724
- Juan José de Escalona y Calatayud , 1728-1737
- José Félix Valverde , 1738-1741
- Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado , 1741–1744
- Martín de Elizacoechea , 1745-1756
- Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle , 1757–1772
- Luis Fernando de Hoyos y Mier , 1773-1776
- Juan Ignacio de la Rocha , 1777–1782
- Francisco Antonio de San Miguel Iglesia Cajiga OSH, 1783-1804
- Marcos de Moriana y Zafrilla , 1805-1809
- Manuel Abad y Queipo , 1811
- Juan Cayetano José María Gómez de Portugal y Solis , 1831–1850
- Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez , 1850–1863
Archbishops of Michoacán
- Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez, 1863–1868
- José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez , 1868–1900
- Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado , 1900–1911
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres , 1911–1924
Archbishops of Morelia
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres, 1924–1941
- Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes , 1941-1970
- Manuel Martín del Campo Padilla , 1970–1972
- Estanislao Alcaraz y Figueroa , 1972-1995
- Alberto Cardinal Suárez Inda , 1995-2016
- Carlos Garfias Merlos , since 2016
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Archdiocese of Morelia (Spanish)
- Entry on the Archdiocese of Morelia on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI : Const. Apost. Scribae illi Evangelico , AAS 66 (1974), n.6, p. 313f.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 96 (2004), n.3, pp. 140f.