Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara
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Archdiocese of Guadalajara Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis Arquidiócesis de Guadalajara |
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Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 8,044 sq mi (20,830 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 6,773,000 6,164,000 (91%) |
| Parishes | 419 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 July 1548 (468 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
José Leopoldo González González (outgoing; named by Pope Francis on Thursday, 19 March 2015 to be first Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nogales) José Trinidad González Rodríguez Miguel Romano Gómez José Francisco González González Juan Humberto Gutiérrez Valencia |
| Website | |
| www.arquidiocesisgdl.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Latin: Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco. It currently covers an area of 20,827 km² (8,044 Square Miles). The diocese was erected on July 13, 1548 and was elevated to Archdiocese on January 26, 1863.
The Archdiocese of Guadalajara is the Metropolitan see of the suffragan dioceses of Aguascalientes, Autlán, Ciudad Guzmán, Colima, Jesús Maria del Nayar, San Juan de los Lagos and Tepic.
On Thursday, July 19, 2012, Pope Benedict XVI accepted the resignation of Francisco Martínez Sáinz, Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara and Titular Bishop of Dura, in accordance with Canons 411 and 401.1 of the Code of Canon Law.
Erected: 13 July 1548
Elevated: 26 January 1863
Coordinates: 20°40′17″N 103°21′22″W / 20.6714°N 103.3560°W
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