Guadalajara (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

José Francisco Robles Ortega, Cardinal, Archbishop
Manuel González Villaseñor, Auxiliary Bishop
Héctor López Alvarado, Auxiliary Bishop
Juan Manuel Muñoz Curiel, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop
Engelberto Polino Sánchez, Auxiliary Bishop
Ramón Salazar Estrada, Auxiliary Bishop
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Miguel Romano Gómez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

Aguascalientes
Autlán
Ciudad Guzmán
Colima
Jesús María (del Nayar) (Territorial Prelature)
San Juan de los Lagos
Tepic

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 26 January 1863
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Jalisco
Country: México
Square Kilometers: 20,827 (8,044 Square Miles)
Conference Region: Occidente
Official Web Site: http://www.arquidiocesisgdl.org/
Mailing Address: Alfred R. Plascensia 995, Col. Chapultepec Country, Apartado 61-33, 44620 Guadalajara, Jal., México
Telephone: (33)3614-55-04
Fax: 3658-23-00

Historical Details

Diocese of Guadalajara
- Latin Name: Guadalaiarensis
- Erected: 13 July 1548
- State: Jalisco
- Country: México

Past and Present Ordinaries

Pedro Gómez Malaver (Maraver) † (13 Jul 1548 Appointed - 28 Dec 1551 Died)
Antonius de Ciudad Rodrigo, O.F.M. † ( 1552 Appointed - 13 Sep 1553 Died)
Pedro de Ayala, O.F.M. † (18 Dec 1555 Appointed - 19 Sep 1569 Died)
Francisco Gómez de Mendiola y Solórzano † (19 Apr 1574 Appointed - 23 Apr 1576 Died)
Domingo de Alzola, O.P. † (1 Oct 1582 Appointed - 15 Feb 1590 Died)
Pedro Suarez de Escobar, O.S.A. † ( 1591 Appointed - 1591 Died)
Francisco Santos García de Ontiveros y Martínez † (22 May 1592 Appointed - 28 Jun 1596 Died)
Alfonso de la Mota y Escobar † (11 Mar 1598 Appointed - 12 Feb 1607 Appointed, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles))
Juan del Valle y Arredondo, O.S.B. † (19 Mar 1607 Appointed - 1617 Resigned)
Francisco de Rivera y Pareja, O. de M. † (29 Jan 1618 Appointed - 17 Sep 1629 Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán)
Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal † (17 Dec 1629 Appointed - 18 Feb 1636 Appointed, Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca)
Juan Sánchez Duque de Estrada † (21 Jul 1636 Appointed - 12 Nov 1641 Died)
Juan Ruiz de Colmenero † (25 Jun 1646 Appointed - 28 Sep 1663 Died)
Francisco Verdín y Molina † (6 Jul 1665 Appointed - 27 Nov 1673 Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán)
Manuel Fernández de Santa Cruz y Sahagún † (19 Feb 1674 Appointed - 19 Oct 1676 Confirmed, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles))
Juan de Santiago y León Garabito † (13 Sep 1677 Confirmed - 12 Jul 1694 Died)
Felipe Galindo Chávez y Pineda, O.P. † (30 May 1695 Appointed - 7 Mar 1702 Died)
Diego Camacho y Ávila † (14 Jan 1704 Appointed - 19 Oct 1712 Died)
Manuel de Mimbela y Morlans, O.F.M. † (26 Feb 1714 Appointed - 4 May 1721 Died)
Pedro de Tapiz y Garcia † (23 Sep 1722 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Juan Bautista Alvarez de Toledo, O.F.M. Obs. † (30 Aug 1723 Appointed - 1 Jul 1725 Died)
Nicolás Carlos Gómez de Cervantes y Velázquez de la Cadena † (20 Feb 1726 Appointed - 6 Nov 1734 Died)
Juan Leandro Gómez de Parada Valdez y Mendoza † (2 Dec 1735 Appointed - 14 Jan 1751 Died)
José Francisco Martínez de Tejada y Díez de Velasco, O.F.M. † (20 Dec 1751 Confirmed - 20 Dec 1760 Died)
Diego Rodríguez de Rivas y Velasco † (29 Mar 1762 Appointed - 11 Dec 1770 Died)
Antonio Alcalde y Barriga, O.P. † (27 Jan 1772 Confirmed - 7 Aug 1792 Died)
Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota † (17 Jun 1793 Appointed - 10 Dec 1794 Died)
Juan Cruz Ruiz de Cabañas y Crespo † (18 Dec 1795 Appointed - 28 Nov 1824 Died)
José Miguel Gordoa y Barrios † (19 Oct 1830 Appointed - 12 Jul 1832 Died)
Diego de Aranda y Carpinteiro † (11 Jul 1836 Appointed - 17 Mar 1853 Died)
Pedro Espinosa y Dávalos † (12 Sep 1853 Appointed - 12 Nov 1866 Died)
Pedro José de Jesús Loza y Pardavé † (22 Jun 1868 Appointed - 15 Nov 1898 Died)
Jacinto López y Romo † (14 Dec 1899 Appointed - 31 Dec 1900 Died)
José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez † (16 Sep 1901 Appointed - 19 Jun 1912 Died)
Francisco Orozco y Jiménez † (2 Dec 1912 Appointed - 18 Feb 1936 Died)
José Garibi y Rivera † (18 Feb 1936 Succeeded - 1 Mar 1969 Retired)
José Salazar López † (21 Feb 1970 Appointed - 15 May 1987 Retired)
Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo † (15 May 1987 Appointed - 24 May 1993 Died)
Juan Sandoval Íñiguez (21 Apr 1994 Appointed - 7 Dec 2011 Retired)
José Francisco Robles Ortega (7 Dec 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Guadalajara
13 July 1548	Erected	Diocese of Michoacán	Diocese of Guadalajara (erected)
28 September 1620	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guadalajara	Diocese of Durango (erected)
15 December 1777	Territory Lost	Diocese of Guadalajara Diocese of Michoacán Archdiocese of México	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León (erected) (Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Texas)
Archdiocese of Guadalajara
26 January 1863	Elevated	Diocese of Guadalajara	Archdiocese of Guadalajara
26 January 1863	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara	Diocese of Zacatecas (erected)
11 December 1881	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Colima and Southern part of Jalisco)	Diocese of Colima (erected)
23 June 1891	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara	Diocese of Tepic (erected)
27 August 1899	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara	Diocese of Aguascalientes (erected)
14 March 1924	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Encarnación and Teocaltiche along with El Bajío, Michoacanejo, and Belén and S. Sebastiano)	Diocese of Aguascalientes
28 January 1961	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colima (Autlan de Navarro, Cabo Corrientes (Tuito), Casimiro Castillo, Ejutla, El Grullo, La Huerta, El Limón, Purificación, Tomatlán, Cihuatlán, and Cuatitlán) Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Atengo, Ayutla, Cuautlá, Juchitlán, Tecolotlán, Tenamaxtlán, and Unión de Tula)	Diocese of Autlán (erected)
25 March 1972	Territory Lost	Diocese of Colima (Atenquique, Huescalapa, San Gabriel, Santa Cruz del Cortijo, San Juan de la Montaña, Tamazula, Tuxpan, and Zapotiltic) Archdiocese of Guadalajara (San José and San Antonio, existing in the city of Ciudad Guzmán; Atemajac de Brizuela, Amacueda, Atoyac, Concepción de Buenos Aires, Chiquilistlán, Mazamitla, Manzanilla, Quitupán, Sayula, San Andrés Ixtlán, Teocuitatlán, Techaluta, Tapalpa, Tipazán ...)	Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán (erected)
25 March 1972	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Guadalajara (De la Sangre de Cristo and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (in San Juan de Los Lagos); San Miguel and San Felipe de Jesús (in Atotonilco and Alto); San Francisco de Asís, Tototlán, Sagrada Familia, and San Francisco (in Tepatitlán); Capilla de Guadalupe, ...)	Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Guadalajara

1950 1,390,000 1,410,000 98.6% 630 66 696 1,997 196 1,507 128 ap1951

1966 2,100,000 2,150,000 97.7% 755 162 917 2,290 336 2,415 141 ap1967

1970 2,591,228 .0% 741 220 961 0 430 2,500 161 ap1971

1976 2,235,000 2,350,000 95.1% 622 229 851 2,626 414 2,442 169 ap1977

1980 2,442,000 2,599,000 94.0% 672 250 922 2,648 460 2,820 202 ap1981

1990 4,176,000 4,396,000 95.0% 747 90 837 4,989 1 284 2,358 253 ap1991

1999 5,700,000 6,000,000 95.0% 906 426 1,332 4,279 2 970 3,282 344 ap2000

2000 5,890,000 6,200,000 95.0% 917 426 1,343 4,385 2 1,022 3,365 358 ap2001

2001 5,733,000 6,300,000 91.0% 924 286 1,210 4,738 2 783 3,633 365 ap2002

2002 5,715,000 6,300,000 90.7% 982 288 1,270 4,500 2 832 3,387 385 ap2003

2003 5,915,000 6,500,000 91.0% 993 348 1,341 4,410 1 844 2,893 393 ap2004

2004 6,011,044 6,600,000 91.1% 1,007 347 1,354 4,439 4 997 3,189 399 ap2005

2006 6,164,000 6,773,000 91.0% 992 335 1,327 4,645 3 851 2,948 419 ap2007

2013 5,355,000 5,950,000 90.0% 1,116 353 1,469 3,645 3 821 2,977 459 ap2014

2016 5,525,359 6,168,300 89.6% 1,243 345 1,588 3,479 2 804 2,893 477 ap2017

2019 5,692,300 6,229,800 91.4% 1,271 342 1,613 3,529 2 755 2,910 493 ap2020

2021 5,860,980 6,415,900 91.4% 1,293 333 1,626 3,604 2 675 2,479 493 ap2022

2023 5,967,000 6,532,000 91.4% 1,268 420 1,688 3,534 784 2,479 514 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Guadalajara
1950	1,390,000	1,410,000	98.6%	630	66	696	1,997		196	1,507	128	ap1951
1966	2,100,000	2,150,000	97.7%	755	162	917	2,290		336	2,415	141	ap1967
1970		2,591,228	.0%	741	220	961	0		430	2,500	161	ap1971
1976	2,235,000	2,350,000	95.1%	622	229	851	2,626		414	2,442	169	ap1977
1980	2,442,000	2,599,000	94.0%	672	250	922	2,648		460	2,820	202	ap1981
1990	4,176,000	4,396,000	95.0%	747	90	837	4,989	1	284	2,358	253	ap1991
1999	5,700,000	6,000,000	95.0%	906	426	1,332	4,279	2	970	3,282	344	ap2000
2000	5,890,000	6,200,000	95.0%	917	426	1,343	4,385	2	1,022	3,365	358	ap2001
2001	5,733,000	6,300,000	91.0%	924	286	1,210	4,738	2	783	3,633	365	ap2002
2002	5,715,000	6,300,000	90.7%	982	288	1,270	4,500	2	832	3,387	385	ap2003
2003	5,915,000	6,500,000	91.0%	993	348	1,341	4,410	1	844	2,893	393	ap2004
2004	6,011,044	6,600,000	91.1%	1,007	347	1,354	4,439	4	997	3,189	399	ap2005
2006	6,164,000	6,773,000	91.0%	992	335	1,327	4,645	3	851	2,948	419	ap2007
2013	5,355,000	5,950,000	90.0%	1,116	353	1,469	3,645	3	821	2,977	459	ap2014
2016	5,525,359	6,168,300	89.6%	1,243	345	1,588	3,479	2	804	2,893	477	ap2017
2019	5,692,300	6,229,800	91.4%	1,271	342	1,613	3,529	2	755	2,910	493	ap2020
2021	5,860,980	6,415,900	91.4%	1,293	333	1,626	3,604	2	675	2,479	493	ap2022
2023	5,967,000	6,532,000	91.4%	1,268	420	1,688	3,534		784	2,479	514	ap2024