Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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| Date | Event | From | To |
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| Diocese of México | |||
| 2 September 1530 | Erected | Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of México (erected) |
| 11 August 1536 | Territory Lost | Diocese of México | Diocese of Michoacán (erected) |
| Archdiocese of México | |||
| 12 February 1546 | Elevated | Diocese of México | Archdiocese of México |
| 6 February 1579 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México | Diocese of Manila (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) |
| 26 January 1863 | Territory Lost | Diocese of Michoacán
Archdiocese of México | Diocese of Querétaro (erected) |
| 26 January 1863 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México | Diocese of Tulancingo (erected) |
| 16 March 1863 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of Michoacán
Archdiocese of México Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) | Diocese of Chilapa (erected) |
| 12 March 1870 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México
Diocese of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles) Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas | Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas (erected) |
| 20 January 1874 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México | Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (erected) |
| 23 June 1891 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México | Diocese of Cuernavaca (erected) |
| 4 June 1950 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese 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 1959 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Tlaxcala)
Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles (Tlaxcala) | Diocese of Tlaxcala (erected) |
| 30 April 1960 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese 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 1961 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese 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 1964 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese 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 1964 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Acambay, Aculeo, Morelos, Polotitlan, Temascalcingo, and Timilpan) | Diocese of Toluca |
| 28 September 2019 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Iztapalapa) | Diocese of Iztapalapa (erected) |
| 28 September 2019 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Azcapotzalco and part of Gustavo A. Madero) | Diocese of Azcapotzalco (erected) |
| 28 September 2019 | Territory Lost | Archdiocese of México (Alcaldía de Xochimilco, Alcaldía de Tláhuac, and Alcaldía de Milpa Alta) | Diocese of Xochimilco (erected) |
| Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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| Archdiocese of México | ||||||||||||
| 1950 | 3,500,640 | 4,000,000 | 87.5% | 315 | 280 | 595 | 5,883 | 290 | 2,146 | 264 | ap1951 | |
| 1965 | 5,750,000 | 6,155,000 | 93.4% | 290 | 678 | 968 | 5,940 | 902 | 5,945 | 174 | ap1967 | |
| 1968 | 6,300,000 | 6,710,000 | 93.9% | 592 | 869 | 1,461 | 4,312 | 1,093 | 5,945 | 213 | ap1971 | |
| 1976 | 8,494,168 | 8,802,247 | 96.5% | 593 | 1,031 | 1,624 | 5,230 | 2 | 1,533 | 5,983 | 279 | ap1977 |
| 1980 | 9,454,105 | 10,057,558 | 94.0% | 598 | 1,050 | 1,648 | 5,736 | 1 | 1,476 | 6,200 | 320 | ap1981 |
| 1990 | 17,580,000 | 18,700,000 | 94.0% | 521 | 908 | 1,429 | 12,302 | 10 | 2,086 | 4,694 | 360 | ap1991 |
| 1999 | 7,385,655 | 8,689,007 | 85.0% | 713 | 988 | 1,701 | 4,341 | 67 | 2,468 | 4,875 | 410 | ap2000 |
| 2000 | 9,271,527 | 10,910,245 | 85.0% | 725 | 945 | 1,670 | 5,551 | 74 | 2,491 | 5,800 | 420 | ap2001 |
| 2001 | 7,283,712 | 8,591,306 | 84.8% | 712 | 635 | 1,347 | 5,407 | 77 | 1,630 | 4,251 | 425 | ap2002 |
| 2002 | 6,999,402 | 7,738,307 | 90.5% | 698 | 635 | 1,333 | 5,250 | 81 | 1,643 | 4,744 | 426 | ap2003 |
| 2003 | 6,999,402 | 7,380,687 | 94.8% | 700 | 1,035 | 1,735 | 4,034 | 76 | 2,135 | 4,756 | 424 | ap2004 |
| 2004 | 6,999,402 | 8,605,239 | 81.3% | 651 | 1,035 | 1,686 | 4,151 | 95 | 1,960 | 4,733 | 431 | ap2005 |
| 2013 | 7,364,000 | 8,930,000 | 82.5% | 594 | 1,037 | 1,631 | 4,515 | 149 | 2,046 | 5,170 | 456 | ap2014 |
| 2016 | 7,968,000 | 8,979,900 | 88.7% | 743 | 937 | 1,680 | 4,742 | 180 | 2,032 | 5,030 | 463 | ap2017 |
| 2019 | 5,106,000 | 5,265,309 | 97.0% | 452 | 983 | 1,435 | 3,558 | 152 | 1,601 | 4,521 | 307 | ap2020 |
| 2021 | 4,950,630 | 5,442,918 | 91.0% | 557 | 865 | 1,422 | 3,481 | 128 | 1,561 | 4,423 | 306 | ap2022 |
| 2023 | 4,422,078 | 5,669,331 | 78.0% | 546 | 782 | 1,328 | 3,329 | 150 | 1,097 | 4,709 | 307 | ap2024 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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