Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango

Archdiocese of Durango
Archidioecesis Durangensis
Arquidiócesis de Durango

Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora
Location
Country  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Durango
Metropolitan Durango, Durango
Statistics
Area 42,264 sq mi (109,460 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,785,000
1,642,200 (92%)
Parishes 105
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 28 September 1620 (396 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop José Antonio Fernández Hurtado
Auxiliary Bishops Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes
Emeritus Bishops Héctor González Martinez José Trinidad Medel Pérez
Map
Website
arquidiocesisdgo.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango (Latin: Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.[1][2]

Early history

The diocese had been erected in 1620 as the diocese for the entire northern area of New Spain and is considered a mother diocese-Sonora, St Louis, New Mexico and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Ordinaries

Diocese of Durango

Erected: 28 September 1620

Archdiocese of Durango

Elevated: 23 June 1891

Present Bishops

See also

References

  1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Durango" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  3. "Bishop Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  4. "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  6. "Bishop Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  7. "Bishop Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  8. "Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
  9. "Bishop Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
  10. J. Benedict Warren, "An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818, item 93, "José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, (1734-94)" in Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. 13. Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources, Howard F. Cline, volume editor. Austin: University of Texas Press 1973, p.89.

Coordinates: 24°01′22″N 104°39′14″W / 24.0228°N 104.6540°W / 24.0228; -104.6540

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