Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia

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

Bishops

Episcopal ordinaries

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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

See also

References

  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
  • Official website (in Spanish)
  • Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Michoacan" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.

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