Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara

Archdiocese of Guadalajara

Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis

Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara
Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Guadalajara
Statistics
Area8,044 sq mi (20,830 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
6,773,000
6,164,000 (91%)
Parishes419
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established13 July 1548 (476 years ago)
CathedralCatedral de la Asunción de María Santísima
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopFrancisco Robles Ortega
Auxiliary BishopsHéctor López Alvarado
Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M.
Engelberto Polino Sánchez
Manuel González Villaseñor
Ramón Salazar Estrada
Bishops emeritusJuan Sandoval Íñiguez
Miguel Romano Gómez
Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia[1]
Map
Website
arquidiocesisgdl.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Latin: Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It currently covers an area of 20,827 km² (8,044 Square Miles). The diocese was erected on 13 July 1548 on territory split off from then Diocese of Michoacán, elevated to Archdiocese on 26 January 1863,[2][3] and is the Metropolitan see of the suffragan sees of Aguascalientes, Autlán, Ciudad Guzmán, Colima, Jesús Maria del Nayar (a Territorial Prelature), San Juan de los Lagos and Tepic.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Diocese of Guadalajara

Erected: 13 July 1548

Archdiocese of Guadalajara

Elevated: 26 January 1863

Coadjutor bishops

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Auxiliary bishops

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ On Thursday, July 19, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Francisco Martínez Sáinz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara and Titular Bishop of Dura, in accordance with Canons 411 and 401.1 of the Code of Canon Law.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Holy See Press Office: "Rinunce e nomine, 19.03.2015" March 19, 2015
  2. ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved December 31, 2015
  3. ^ "Archdiocese of Guadalajara" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 17, 2016
  4. ^ "Bishop Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Bishop Juan de Valle y Arredondo, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Bishop Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 15, 2016
  7. ^ "Archbishop Diego Camacho y Ávila" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved June 19, 2016
  8. ^ "Pope accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara" (in Spanish). Milenio. July 19, 2012. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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