Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey
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Archdiocese of Monterrey Archidioecesis Monterreyensis Arquidiócesis de Monterrey |
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Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,866 km2 (6,898 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2008) 6,809,345 5,146,211 (75.5%) |
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| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes Alfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola |
| Emeritus Bishops | José Lizares Estrada |
Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe
Juan Armando Pérez Talamantes
The Archdiocese of Monterrey (Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a Metropolitan Archdiocese; its suffragans dioceses include the dioceses of Ciudad Victoria, Linares, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Saltillo and Tampico.
The Diocese of Monterrey was erected by Papal Bull "Relata Semper" by Pope Pius VI on December 15, 1777. The diocese's territory was taken from the Dioceses of Mexico, Michoacan and, mainly, Guadalajara. It encompassed the modern states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Texas. It was first called the Diocese of Linares, then Linares-Monterrey and finally, on June 9, 1922, Monterrey.
Coordinates: 25°39′56″N 100°18′36″W / 25.6656°N 100.3100°W
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