Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey
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Archdiocese of Monterrey
Archidioecesis Monterreyensis |
| Location |
| Country |
Mexico |
| Statistics |
| Area |
17,866 km2 (6,898 sq mi) |
Population
- Total
- Catholics |
(as of 2008)
6,809,345
5,146,211 (75.5%) |
| Information |
| Rite |
Roman Rite |
| Cathedral |
Catedral Metropolitana de
Nuestra Señora de Monterrey
(Metropolitan Cathedral of
Our Lady of Monterrey) |
| Current leadership |
| Bishop |
Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Auxiliary Bishop |
José Lizares Estrada
Gustavo Rodriguez Vega
Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arzipe |
The Archdiocese of Monterrey (Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a Metropolitan Archdiocese; its suffragans dioceses include the dioceses of Ciudad Valles, Ciudad Victoria, Linares, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Saltillo and Tampico.
History
The Diocese of Monterrey was erected by Papal Bull "Relata Semper" by Pope Pius VI on December 15, 1777. The diocese's territory was taken from the Dioceses of Mexico, Michoacan and, mainly, Guadalajara. It encompassed the modern states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Texas. It was first called the Diocese of Linares, then Linares-Monterrey and finally, on June 9, 1922, Monterrey.
List of Archbishops of Monterrey
- Jacinto López y Romo (1891–1900)
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1900–1907)
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (1907–1911)
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (1912–1920)
- José Juan de Jesús Herrera y Piña (1921–1927)
- José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1929–1940)
- Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba (1941–1952)
- Alfonso Espino y Silva (1952–1976)
- José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza (1976–1983)
- Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1983–2003)
- Francisco Robles Ortega (2003–present)
See also
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses in México
External links
- Archdiocese of Monterrey Website [1]
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Monterrey
- Culture of Laredo, Texas
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Monterrey
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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