Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Country: | Mexico |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Area: | 17,866 km² |
| Population: Total: Catholics: |
6,809,345 (2008) 5,146,211 (75.5%) |
| Cathedral: | Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey) |
| Ordinaries | |
| Bishop: | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Auxiliary Bishop: | José Lizares Estrada Gustavo Rodriguez Vega Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
The Archdiocese of Monterrey (Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a Metropolitan Archidiocese; its suffragans dioceses include the dioceses of Ciudad Valles, Ciudad Victoria, Linares, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Saltillo and Tampico.
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[edit] History
The Diocese of Monterrey was erected by Papal Bull "Relata Semper" by Pope Pius VI on December 15, 1777. The diocese's territory was taken from the Dioceses of Mexico, Michoacan and, mainly, Guadalajara. It encompassed the modern states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Texas. It was first called the Diocese of Linares, then Linares-Monterrey and finally, on June 9, 1922, Monterrey.
[edit] List of Archbishops of Monterrey
- Jacinto López y Romo (1891–1900)
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1900–1907)
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (1907–1911)
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (1912–1920)
- José Juan de Jesús Herrera y Piña (1921–1927)
- José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1929–1940)
- Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba (1941–1952)
- Alfonso Espino y Silva (1952–1976)
- José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza (1976–1983)
- Adolfo Antonio Cardinal Suárez Rivera (1983–2003)
- Francisco Robles Ortega (2003–present)
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Archdiocese of Monterrey Website [1]
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