Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

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

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

Ordinaries

• Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. (1530–1548)
• Alonso de Montúfar, O.P. (1551–1572)
• Pedro Moya de Contreras (1573–1591)
• Alonso Fernández de Bonilla (1592–1600)
• García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H. (1600–1606)
• García Guerra, O.P. (1607–1612)
• Juan Pérez de la Serna (1613–1627)
• Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola (1627–1634)
• Francisco Verdugo Cabrera (1636–)
• Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1639–1640)
• Juan de Mañozca y Zamora (1643–1650)
• Marcelo Lopez de Azcona (1652–1654)
• Mateo de Sagade Bugueiro (1655–1664)
• Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davaols (1664–1665)
• Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. (1666–1667)
• Payo Enríquez de Rivera, O.S.A. (1668–1681)
• Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa (1680–1698)
• Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (1699–1708)
• José Pérez de Lanciego Eguiluz y Mirafuentes, O.S.B. (1714–1728)
• Manuel Jos. de Hendaya y Haro (1728–1729)
• Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta (1730–1747)
• Manuel José Rubio y Salinas (1748–1765)
• Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón (1766–1771)
• Alonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta (1772–1800)
• Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont (1802–1815)
• Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete (1815–1837)
• Manuel Posada y Garduño (1839–1846)
• José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros (1850–1862)
• Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (1863–1891)
• Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera (1891–1908)
• José Mora y del Rio (1908–1928)
• Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J. (1929–1936)
• Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (1937–1956)
• Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1956–1977)
• Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1977–1994)
• Norberto Rivera Carrera (1995–present)

Current Auxiliary Bishops

• Auxiliary Bishop: Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.
• Auxiliary Bishop: Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca
• Auxiliary Bishop: Florencio Armando Colin Cruz
• Auxiliary Bishop: Rogelio Esquivel Medina
• Auxiliary Bishop: Francisco Clavel Gil
• Auxiliary Bishop: Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco
• Auxiliary Bishop: Crispin Ojeda Márquez
• Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.
• Auxiliary Bishop: Andrés Vargas Peña
• Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara
• Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: José Luis Fletes Santana
• Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S.

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1536		Diocese of Michoacán
1863	Diocese of Michoacán	Diocese of Querétaro
1863		Diocese of Tulancingo
1863	Archdiocese of Michoacán Diocese of Tlaxcala	Diocese of Chilapa
1870	Diocese of Tlaxcala Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas
1874		Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
1891		Diocese of Cuernavaca
1950		Diocese of Toluca
1959	Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla	Diocese of Tlaxcala
1960		Diocese of Texcoco
1961	Diocese of Tulancingo	Diocese of Tula
1964	Diocese of Texcoco	Diocese of Tlalnepantla

Episcopal See

• Metropolitan Cathedral, Mexico City

External links and references

• Arquidiócesis Primada de México official site (in Spanish)
• "Archdiocese of México". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dmexo.html. Retrieved February 27, 2007. 
•  "Archdiocese of Mexico". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.