Archdiocese of Mexico City
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Archdiocese of Mexico Archidioecesis Mexicana Arquidiócesis de México |
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Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Mexico
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Mexico City (formerly the Federal District) |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 571 sq mi (1,480 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 8,930,000 7,364,000 (82.5%) |
| Parishes | 456 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 2 September 1530 (486 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Ascension |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Norberto Rivera Carrera |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. Rogelio Esquivel Medina Jorge Estrada Solórzano Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O., Florencio Armando Colín Cruz Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco Andrés Vargas Peña Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca, Crispín Ojeda Márquez |
| Emeritus Bishops |
Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara Francisco Clavel Gil José Luis Fletes Santana |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico (Latin: Archidioecesis Mexicanus) (erected September 2, 1530, as the Diocese of Mexico) is the metropolitan diocese of Mexico City, and responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Atlacomulco, Cuernavaca, Tenancingo and Toluca. It was elevated on February 12, 1546.
The archdiocese is the largest in the world, with more than 7 million Catholics.
Coordinates: 19°26′04″N 99°07′59″W / 19.4344°N 99.1331°W
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