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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia

Archdiocese of Morelia
Archidioecesis Moreliensis
Arquidiócesis de Morelia
Morelia Cathedral DSC 0524 AD.JPG
Catedral de San Salvador
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Morelia
Statistics
Area 6,952 sq mi (18,010 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
2,612,360
2,455,618 (94%)
Parishes 236
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 August 1536 (480 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Transfiguration,
Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos
Auxiliary Bishops Carlos Suárez Cázares
Juan Espinoza Jiménez
J. Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma
Herculano Medina Garfias
Emeritus Bishops Alberto Suárez Inda (archbishop); Octavio Villegas Aguilar (auxiliary)
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Morelia in Mexico.jpg
Website
www.arquidiocesismorelia.mx

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Morelia (Latin: Archidioecesis Moreliensis) (erected 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in western central Mexico.

The cathedral archiepiscopal see is at the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, a minor World Heritage Site, in the city of Morelia, capital of Michoacán state. It also has a Minor Basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo.

Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:

Coordinates: 19°42′09″N 101°11′31″W / 19.7024°N 101.1920°W / 19.7024; -101.1920


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