Archdiocese of Yucatán
| Archdiocese of Yucatán | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Diocesan bishop | Gustavo Rodríguez Vega |
| Auxiliary bishop | Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
| founding | 1561 |
| surface | 39,612 km² |
| Dean's offices | 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Parishes | 108 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,064,151 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,655,449 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 80.2% |
| Diocesan priest | 184 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 53 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,985 |
| Permanent deacons | 37 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Friars | 76 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 624 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | San Ildefonso |
| address | Calle 58 N. 501 97000 Mérida, Yuc. México |
| Website | arquidiocesisdeyucatan.com.mx |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Campeche Diocese of Cancun-Chetumal Diocese of Tabasco |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán ( lat. : Archidioecesis yucatanensis ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Mérida .
history
Today's Archdiocese was established on November 19, 1561 by Pope Pius IV as the Diocese of Yucatán (Mérida) and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Mexico as a suffragan . The first bishop was the Franciscan Francisco del Toral .
On November 11, 1906, the diocese was raised to an archdiocese by Pope Pius X with the Apostolic Constitution Qum Rei Sacrae . The first archbishop was Martín Tritschler y Córdoba .
See also
Web links
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