The Archdiocese of Morelia (Latin: Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.[1][2] It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán.
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,952 sq mi (18,010 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,612,360 2,455,618 (94%) |
Parishes | 236 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 August 1536 (487 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
Auxiliary Bishops | Carlos Suárez Cázares Juan Espinoza Jiménez J. Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma Herculano Medina Garfias |
Bishops emeritus | Alberto Suárez Inda (archbishop); Octavio Villegas Aguilar (auxiliary) |
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The cathedra is found in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in the episcopal see of Morelia, capital of Michoacán state. It also has a minor basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo.
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:
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