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Archdiocese of México

Archidioecesis Mexicana



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Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 12 February 1546
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Federal District
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 800 (309 Square Miles)
  • Description: A´lvaro Obrego´n, Benito Jua´rez, Coyoaca´n, Cuajimalpa de Morelos, Cuauhte´moc, Iztacalco, Magdalena Contreras, Miguel Hidalgo, Tlalpan, Venustiano Carranza, and Gustavo A. Madero (East Region)
  • Conference Region: Metropolitana
  • Official Web Site: https://arquidiocesismexico.org.mx
  • Mailing Address: Curia Arzobispal, Durango 90, Col. Roma, 06700 México, D.F., México
  • Telephone: (55)5208-3200

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of México
2 September 1530ErectedDiocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) Diocese of México (erected)
11 August 1536Territory LostDiocese of México Diocese of Michoacán (erected)
Archdiocese of México
12 February 1546ElevatedDiocese of México Archdiocese of México
6 February 1579Territory LostArchdiocese of México Diocese of Manila (erected)
26 January 1863Territory LostDiocese of Michoacán
Archdiocese of México
Diocese of Querétaro (erected)
26 January 1863Territory LostArchdiocese of México Diocese of Tulancingo (erected)
16 March 1863Territory LostArchdiocese of Michoacán
Archdiocese of México
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Diocese of Chilapa (erected)
12 March 1870Territory LostArchdiocese of México
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas
Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas (erected)
20 January 1874Territory LostArchdiocese of México Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (erected)
23 June 1891Territory LostArchdiocese of México Diocese of Cuernavaca (erected)
4 June 1950Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Almoloya Jurez, Coatepec Harinas, Ixtlahuaca, El Oro, Sultepec, Tejupilco, Temoaya, Teenancingo, Tenango dei Valle, Tianguistengo, Toluea, and Valle del Bravo) Diocese of Toluca (erected)
23 May 1959Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Tlaxcala)
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles, Puebla (Tlaxcala)
Diocese of Tlaxcala (erected)
30 April 1960Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Acolman, Amecameca, Apaxco, Ateneo (San Salvador), Atlautla, Axapusco, Ayapango, Coacalco, Cocotitlan, Chiautla, Chalco, Chicolopan, Chiconcuac, Chimalhacan, Ecatepec, Morelos, Ecatzingo, Hueypoxtla, Ixtapaluca, Jaltengo, Juchitepec, Melchor Ocampo, ...) Diocese of Texcoco (erected)
27 February 1961Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Acajuba, Alfajayucan, Atitalaquia, Atotonilco Tula, Chapantongo, Chilcuautla, Francisco Madero, Huichapan, Mixquiahuala, Nopala, Tasquillo, Tecozautla, Tepeji del Rio, Tepetitlan, Tetepango, Tezontepec de Aldama, Tlaxcoapan, and Tula de Allende)
Diocese of Tulancingo (Cardonal, Ixmiquilpan, Nicolas Flores, San Salvador, Santiago, Zimapan, Pacula, Jacala, and La Misión)
Diocese of Tula (erected)
13 January 1964Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Coyotepec, Cuautitlan, Chapa de Mota, Huehuetoca, Huixquilucan, Iturbide, Jilotepec, Jilotzingo, Naucalpan, Nicolas Romero, Soyaniquilpan, Teoloyucan, Tepotzotlan, Tlalnepantla, Tultitlan, Villa del Carbon, and Zaragoza)
Diocese of Texcoco (Coacalco)
Diocese of Tlalnepantla (erected)
13 January 1964Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Acambay, Aculeo, Morelos, Polotitlan, Temascalcingo, and Timilpan) Diocese of Toluca
28 September 2019Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Iztapalapa) Diocese of Iztapalapa (erected)
28 September 2019Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Azcapotzalco and part of Gustavo A. Madero) Diocese of Azcapotzalco (erected)
28 September 2019Territory LostArchdiocese of México (Alcaldía de Xochimilco, Alcaldía de Tláhuac, and Alcaldía de Milpa Alta) Diocese of Xochimilco (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Archdiocese of México
19503,500,6404,000,00087.5%3152805955,8832902,146264ap1951
19655,750,0006,155,00093.4%2906789685,9409025,945174ap1967
19686,300,0006,710,00093.9%5928691,4614,3121,0935,945213ap1971
19768,494,1688,802,24796.5%5931,0311,6245,23021,5335,983279ap1977
19809,454,10510,057,55894.0%5981,0501,6485,73611,4766,200320ap1981
199017,580,00018,700,00094.0%5219081,42912,302102,0864,694360ap1991
19997,385,6558,689,00785.0%7139881,7014,341672,4684,875410ap2000
20009,271,52710,910,24585.0%7259451,6705,551742,4915,800420ap2001
20017,283,7128,591,30684.8%7126351,3475,407771,6304,251425ap2002
20026,999,4027,738,30790.5%6986351,3335,250811,6434,744426ap2003
20036,999,4027,380,68794.8%7001,0351,7354,034762,1354,756424ap2004
20046,999,4028,605,23981.3%6511,0351,6864,151951,9604,733431ap2005
20137,364,0008,930,00082.5%5941,0371,6314,5151492,0465,170456ap2014
20167,968,0008,979,90088.7%7439371,6804,7421802,0325,030463ap2017
20195,106,0005,265,30997.0%4529831,4353,5581521,6014,521307ap2020
20214,950,6305,442,91891.0%5578651,4223,4811281,5614,423306ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of México
    • Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 243
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 156

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