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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

Archdiocese of Mexico
Archidioecesis Mexicana
Arquidiócesis de México
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Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Mexico
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Mexico
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 a metropolitan diocese, 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 / 19.4344; -99.1331



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