Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara
| Archdiocese of Guadalajara Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,044 sq mi (20,830 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 6,773,000 6,164,000 (91%) |
| Parishes | 419 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 July 1548 (466 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
José Leopoldo González González (outgoing; named by Pope Francis on Thursday, 19 March 2015 to be first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nogales) José Trinidad González Rodríguez Miguel Romano Gómez José Francisco González González Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia[1][2] |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisgdl.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Latin: Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese 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 July 13, 1548 and was elevated to Archdiocese on January 26, 1863.
The Archdiocese of Guadalajara is the Metropolitan see of the suffragan dioceses of Aguascalientes, Autlán, Ciudad Guzmán, Colima, Jesús Maria del Nayar, San Juan de los Lagos and Tepic.
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.[3]
List of Archbishops of Guadalajara
- Pedro Espinosa y Dávalos (12 Sep 1853 - 12 Nov 1866)
- Pedro José de Jesús Loza y Pardavé (22 Jun 1868 - 15 Nov 1898)
- Jacinto López y Romo (19 Aug 1899 - 31 Dec 1900)
- José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez (16 Sep 1901 - 19 Jun 1912 )
- José Francisco Orozco y Jiménez (2 Dec 1912 - 18 Feb 1936)
- José Garibi y Rivera (18 Feb 1936 - 1 Mar 1969)
- José Salazar López (21 Feb 1970 - 15 May 1987)
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (15 May 1987 - 24 May 1993)
- Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (21 Apr 1994 - 7 Dec 2011)
- Francisco Robles Ortega (7 Dec 2011 - )
See also
- List of Roman Catholic archdioceses in México
References
- ↑ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2015/03/19/0198/00446.html
- ↑ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fen%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2015%2F03%2F19%2F0198%2F00446.html
- ↑ "Pope accepts resignation of Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara" (in Spanish). Milenio. July 19, 2012. Retrieved July 19, 2012.
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Coordinates: 20°40′17″N 103°21′22″W / 20.6714°N 103.3560°W