Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

Archdiocese of Mexico Archidioecesis Mexicana Arquidiócesis de México
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Mexico
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Mexico City (formerly the Federal District)
Statistics
Area	571 sq mi (1,480 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2013) 8,930,000 7,364,000 (82.5%)
Parishes	456
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 September 1530 (486 years ago)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of the Ascension
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop	Norberto Rivera Carrera
Auxiliary Bishops	Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. Rogelio Esquivel Medina Jorge Estrada Solórzano Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O., Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco Andrés Vargas Peña Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca, Crispín Ojeda Márquez
Emeritus Bishops	Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara Francisco Clavel Gil José Luis Fletes Santana
Website
www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico (Latin: Archidioecesis Mexicanus) (erected September 2, 1530, as the Diocese of Mexico) is the metropolitan diocese of Mexico City, and responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Atlacomulco, Cuernavaca, Tenancingo and Toluca. It was elevated on February 12, 1546.^[1][2]

The archdiocese is the largest in the world, with more than 7 million Catholics.

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City

• Rogelio Esquivel Medina (appointed 27 June 2001)
• Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. (appointed 11 February 2004)
• Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (appointed 20 May 2006)
• Florencio Armando Colin Cruz (since 27 November 2008)
• Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco (appointed 7 May 2009)
• Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca (appointed 22 June 2010)
• Andrés Vargas Peña (appointed 22 June 2010)
• Crispin Ojeda Márquez (appointed 4 June 2011)
• Jorge Estrada Solórzano (appointed 28 May 2013)

Former auxiliary bishops

• Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta (27 April 1840 to 27 March 1849)
• Maximino Ruiz y Flores (8 March 1920 to 11 May 1949)
• Francisco Orozco Lomelín (19 March 1952 to 17 October 1990)
• José Villalón Mercado (1 April 1952 to 12 September 1977)
• Alfredo Torres Romero (30 December 1967 to 4 January 1975)
• Jorge Martínez Martínez (5 June 1971 to 1 August 1994)
• Javier Lozano Barragán (5 June 1979 to 28 October 1984)
• Francisco María Aguilera González (5 June 1979 to 12 January 1996)
• Luis Mena Arroyo (27 July 1979 to 9 September 1995)
• Carlos Talavera Ramírez (15 January 1980 to 14 March 1984)
• Genaro Alamilla Arteaga (26 January 1980 to 10 October 1989)
• Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. (27 May 1980 to 6 November 1989)
• Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara (26 April 1985 to 22 July 2008)
• José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (11 March 1997 to 3 January 2004)
• Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (5 January 1998 to 23 February 2008)
• José Luis Fletes Santana (29 January 2000 to 31 May 2003)
• Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón (29 January 2000 to 19 October 2005)
• Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. (29 January 2000 to 30 July 2010)
• Jonás Guerrero Corona (27 June 2001 to 18 March 2011)
• Francisco Clavel Gil (27 June 2001 to 28 May 2013)
• José Víctor Manuel Valentín Sánchez Espinosa (2 March 2004 to 5 February 2009)

Bishops who were priests of the archdiocese

• Bernardo Gárate y López de Arizmendi (15 December 1819 to 19 March 1863)
• Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (17 December 1898 to 6 May 1912)
• Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (2 April 1904 to 8 March 1920)
• Arturo Vélez Martínez (29 June 1934 to 8 February 1951)

Territorial losses

Episcopal see

• Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City

Education

Colleges, universities, and seminaries

Seal	University	Location	Religious order	Founded
	Conciliar Seminary of Mexico	Mexico City		1585
	Panamerican University	Mexico City		1967
	Simon Bolivar University	Mexico City
	Universidad Iberoamericana	Mexico City	Society of Jesus	1943
	Universidad Intercontinental	Mexico City	Guadalupe Missionaries	1976
	Universidad La Salle	Mexico City	De La Salle Brothers	1962
	Universidad Pontificia de México	Mexico City		1982

Secondary schools

Seal	School	Location	Religious order	Founded
	Colegio Cristóbal Colón	Naucalpan		1938
	Colegio del Bosque México	Mexico City	Legion of Christ	1975
	Colegio La Salle Simón Bolívar	Mexico City	De La Salle Brothers	1910
	Colegio de San Ignacio de Loyola Vizcaínas	Mexico City		1734
	Cumbres Institute	Mexico City	Legion of Christ	1954
	Irish Institute	Naucalpan	Legion of Christ	1966

Former colleges, universities, and seminaries

References

External links and references

• Arquidiócesis Primada de México official site (in Spanish)
• "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved February 27, 2007. 
•  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Archdiocese of Mexico". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 

Coordinates: 19°26′04″N 99°07′59″W / 19.4344°N 99.1331°W / 19.4344; -99.1331