Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca

Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Archidioecesis Antequerensis

Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral at night
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Metropolitan Oaxaca
Population
- Catholics

1,132,000[1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 21, 1535[2]
Cathedral Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Patron saint Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello José Luiz Chávez Botello
Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras
Website
arzobispadodeoaxaca.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Latin: Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.

The archdiocese covers part of the state of Oaxaca and includes the suffragan dioceses of Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec, Tuxtepec and the Prelatures of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, with auxiliary bishop Oscar Campos Contreras.

As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 113 parishes, 126 active diocesan priests, 39 religious priests, and 940,000 Catholics. It also has 268 Women Religious, 59 Religious Brothers, and 21 permanent deacons.

Residential bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their terms of service:

See also

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