Archdiocese of Monterrey

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Bishop(s) Rogelio Cabrera López, Archbishop Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán, Auxiliary Bishop José Manuel Garza Madero, Auxiliary Bishop César Garza Miranda, O.F.M., Auxiliary Bishop Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola, Auxiliary Bishop Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes, Auxiliary Bishop Carlos Alberto Santos García, Auxiliary Bishop Heriberto Cavazos Pérez, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus José Lizares Estrada, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus Suffragan Dioceses Ciudad Victoria Linares Matamoros Nuevo Laredo Piedras Negras Saltillo Tampico

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese Name Changed: 9 June 1922 Metropolitan See Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Nuevo León Country: México Square Kilometers: 17,448 (6,739 Square Miles) Conference Region: Noreste Official Web Site: https://www.arquidiocesismty.org Mailing Address: Apartado 7, Zuazua 1100, 64000 Monterrey, N.L., México Telephone: (81)1158-2450 Fax: 1158-2488

Historical Details

• Diocese of Linares o Nueva León
  • Latin Name: de Linares
  • Erected: 15 December 1777
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of México
  • State: Nuevo León
  • Country: México

• Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León
  • Elevated: 23 June 1891
  • State: Nuevo León
  • Country: México

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Juan Antonio Sánchez, O.F.M. Disc. † (28 Sep 1778 Appointed - 27 Dec 1779 Died)
• Rafael José Verger y Suau, O.F.M. Obs. † (16 Dec 1782 Appointed - 5 Jul 1790 Died)
• Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés, O.F.M. † (19 Dec 1791 Appointed - 19 Dec 1799 Died)
• Primo Feliciano Marín y Porras, O.F.M. † (20 Jul 1801 Appointed - 12 Nov 1815 Died)
• José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei, O.F.M. † (14 Apr 1817 Appointed - 2 May 1821 Died)
• José María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, O.F.M. Ref. † (28 Feb 1831 Appointed - 15 Nov 1838 Resigned)
• Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto † (30 Jan 1843 Appointed - 15 Jun 1844 Died)
• José Ignacio Sánchez Navarro † (5 Sep 1851 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
• Francisco de Paula Verea y González † (27 Jun 1853 Appointed - 19 Sep 1879 Appointed, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles))
• Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón † (19 Sep 1879 Appointed - 13 Nov 1884 Appointed, Bishop of San Luis Potosí)
• Blas Enciso, O.S.A. † (13 Nov 1884 Appointed - 11 Jan 1885 Died)
• Jacinto López y Romo † (10 Jun 1886 Appointed - 14 Dec 1899 Appointed, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco)
• Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano † (2 Mar 1900 Appointed - 25 Feb 1907 Died)
• Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores † (14 Sep 1907 Appointed - 27 Nov 1911 Appointed, Archbishop of Michoacán)
• Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete † (27 Nov 1911 Appointed - 2 Jul 1920 Died)
• José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña † (7 Mar 1921 Appointed - 16 Jun 1927 Died)
• José Guadalupe Ortíz y López † (20 Sep 1929 Appointed - 27 Apr 1940 Resigned)
• Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba † (22 Feb 1941 Appointed - 29 Jul 1952 Died)
• Alfonso Espino y Silva † (29 Jul 1952 Succeeded - 31 May 1976 Died)
• José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza † (7 Dec 1976 Appointed - 8 Nov 1983 Retired)
• Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † (8 Nov 1983 Appointed - 25 Jan 2003 Retired)
• José Francisco Robles Ortega (25 Jan 2003 Appointed - 7 Dec 2011 Appointed, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco)
• Rogelio Cabrera López (3 Oct 2012 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Linares o Nueva León
15 December 1777	Erected	Diocese of Guadalajara Diocese of Michoacán Archdiocese of México	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León (erected) (Nuevo León, Coahuila, Tamaulipas, and Texas)
1839	Territory Lost	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León	Prefecture Apostolic of Texas (erected)
13 August 1861	Territory Lost	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León	Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas (erected)
26 January 1863	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Linares o Nueva León (From Mexico (Mexico) to Guadalajara (Mexico))
23 June 1891	Territory Lost	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León	Diocese of Saltillo (erected)
Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León
23 June 1891	Elevated	Diocese of Linares o Nueva León	Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León
Archdiocese of Monterrey
9 June 1922	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Linares o Nueva León	Archdiocese of Monterrey
30 April 1962	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Monterrey (Mier y Noriega, Doctor Arroyo, Zaragoza, Aramberri, Galeana, Iturbide, Rayones, Hualahuises, Montemorelos, Teran, Linares, Aldamas, Doctor Coss, General Bravo, and China)	Diocese of Linares (erected)
6 November 1989	Territory Lost	Diocese of Matamoros (Miguel Alemán, Cd. Mier, Nueva Cd. Guerrero, and Nuevo Laredo) Archdiocese of Monterrey (Anáhuac, Lampazos, Bustamante, Villaldama, Sabinas Hidalgo, Vallecillo, and Parás)	Diocese of Nuevo Laredo (erected)

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Statistics

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 Monterrey
1966	1,104,800	1,118,800	98.7%	126	43	169	6,537		140	711	50	ap1967
1970		1,408,108	.0%	132	45	177	0		159	703	50	ap1971
1976	1,353,251	1,408,108	96.1%	167	57	224	6,041		190	689	62	ap1977
1980	1,987,000	2,070,000	96.0%	177	45	222	8,950		132	518	71	ap1981
1990	4,410,000	4,900,000	90.0%	204	93	297	14,848	3	177	670	132	ap1991
1999	4,285,000	4,600,000	93.2%	288	143	431	9,941	6	215	774	149	ap2000
2000	4,324,500	4,650,000	93.0%	310	127	437	9,895	7	229	735	153	ap2001
2001	4,500,000	4,720,000	95.3%	321	134	455	9,890	6	205	755	155	ap2002
2002	4,470,807	4,807,320	93.0%	333	122	455	9,825	18	217	775	166	ap2003
2003	4,640,730	5,407,925	85.8%	346	163	509	9,117	23	302	458	172	ap2004
2004	5,146,211	6,809,345	75.6%	346	163	509	10,110	25	298	750	178	ap2005
2013	4,512,000	4,810,000	93.8%	384	211	595	7,583	44	499	736	188	ap2014
2016	4,598,000	4,898,900	93.9%	405	221	626	7,345	59	546	769	211	ap2017
2019	4,597,000	4,898,900	93.8%	397	243	640	7,182	92	394	871	237	ap2020
2021	4,192,160	5,395,381	77.7%	408	236	644	6,509	129	357	871	248	ap2022

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Miguel Angel Alba Díaz (Priest: 31 May 1975 to 10 Jun 1995)
• Juan Carlos Arcq Guzmán (Deacon: 15 Aug 1996; Priest: 15 Aug 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 2020)
• Rogelio Cabrera López (Archbishop: 3 Oct 2012 - )
• Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (Priest: 31 May 1989; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 2009 to 2 Apr 2016; Apostolic Administrator: 7 Feb 2012 to 5 Dec 2012)
• Heriberto Cavazos Pérez (Priest: 17 Jan 1976; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2016 to 19 Dec 2023)
• Alfonso Cortés Contreras (Priest: 26 Oct 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jun 2005 to 10 Jul 2009)
• Miguel Ángel Espinoza Garza (Priest: 15 Aug 1991 to 3 Nov 2022)
• José Manuel Garza Madero (Deacon: 8 Dec 1978; Priest: 8 Sep 1979; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 2020)
• César Garza Miranda, O.F.M. (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Oct 2020)
• Alonso Gerardo Garza Treviño (Priest: 26 Oct 1972 to 8 Jan 2003)
• José Horacio Gómez Velasco
• Hilario González García (Priest: 15 Aug 1995 to 19 Nov 2014)
• José Lizares Estrada (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Mar 1987 to 21 Dec 2009)
• Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola (Deacon: 14 Aug 1997; Priest: 15 Aug 1998; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Mar 2014)
• Eduardo Porfirio Patiño Leal (Priest: 28 May 1977 to 15 Apr 2000)
• Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes (Deacon: 12 Jan 1997; Priest: 15 Aug 1997; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Mar 2014)
• Héctor Mario Pérez Villarreal (Priest: 9 Jan 1999 to 25 Jan 2020)
• Ruy Rendón Leal (Priest: 8 Sep 1979 to 28 Sep 2005)
• José Francisco Robles Ortega (Archbishop: 25 Jan 2003 to 7 Dec 2011)
• Gustavo Rodriguez Vega (Priest: 15 Aug 1980; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jun 2001 to 8 Oct 2008)
• Carlos Alberto Santos García (Priest: 15 Aug 2002; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 2023)
• Oscar Efraín Tamez Villarreal (Priest: 15 Aug 2003; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Oct 2016 to 23 Sep 2021)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1843 to 15 Jun 1844)
• José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1817 to 2 May 1821)
• José María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, O.F.M. Ref. † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1831 to 15 Nov 1838)
• Blas Enciso, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1884 to 11 Jan 1885)
• Alfonso Espino y Silva † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 15 May 1951; Archbishop: 29 Jul 1952 to 31 May 1976)
• José Guadalupe Galván Galindo † (Priest: 29 Jun 1965 to 8 Jul 1994)
• Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano † (Archbishop: 2 Mar 1900 to 25 Feb 1907)
• José Juan de Jésus Herrera y Piña † (Archbishop: 7 Mar 1921 to 16 Jun 1927)
• Alfonso de Jesús Hinojosa Berrones † (Priest: 9 Oct 1949 to 12 Feb 1974; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Apr 1985 to 2 Feb 2000)
• Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1791 to 19 Dec 1799)
• Jacinto López y Romo † (Bishop: 10 Jun 1886; Archbishop: 13 Aug 1891 to 14 Dec 1899)
• Primo Feliciano Marín y Porras, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 12 Nov 1815)
• Jose Maria Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón † (Bishop: 19 Sep 1879 to 13 Nov 1884)
• José Guadalupe Ortíz y López † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Mar 1926; Archbishop: 20 Sep 1929 to 27 Apr 1940)
• Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete † (Archbishop: 27 Nov 1911 to 2 Jul 1920)
• Luis Reynoso Cervantes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Apr 1978 to 15 Jul 1982)
• Leopoldo Ruiz y Flores † (Archbishop: 14 Sep 1907 to 27 Nov 1911)
• Juan Antonio Sánchez, O.F.M. Disc. † (Bishop: 28 Sep 1778 to 27 Dec 1779)
• José Ignacio Sánchez Navarro † (Bishop: 5 Sep 1851 - Did Not Take Effect)
• Adolfo Antonio Suárez Rivera † (Archbishop: 8 Nov 1983 to 25 Jan 2003)
• José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza † (Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jan 1973; Archbishop: 7 Dec 1976 to 8 Nov 1983)
• Guillermo Tritschler y Córdoba † (Archbishop: 22 Feb 1941 to 29 Jul 1952)
• Francisco de Paula Verea y González † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1853 to 19 Sep 1879)
• Rafael José Verger y Suau, O.F.M. Obs. † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1782 to 5 Jul 1790)

Source(s)

Diocese of Linares o Nueva León Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 153 Archdiocese of Monterrey Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 14, Page 383

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