Archdiocese of Morelia Archidioecesis Moreliensis Arquidiócesis de Morelia |
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Catedral de San Salvador
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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 |
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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) |
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Website | |
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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