Ecclesiastical province Province of Acapulco Denomination Roman Catholic Area 18,609 km² Metropolitan archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos | Parishes 78 Rite Roman Rite Country Mexico | |
Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2006)
4,074,000
2,940,000 (72.2%) Established 18 March 1958 (59 years ago) | ||
The Archdiocese of Acapulco (Latin: Archidioecesis Acapulcanus) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in the Mexican port city of Acapulco, Guerrero. It is currently led by Archbishop Felipe Aguirre Franco, and auxiliary bishop Juan Navarro Castellanos.
The Archdiocese of Acapulco is a Metropolitan Archdiocese; its suffragans dioceses are the dioceses of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Ciudad Altamirano, Lázaro Cárdenas and Tlapa.
The Diocese of Acapulco was erected on March 18, 1958. It was elevated to Archdiocese on February 10, 1983.
As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 86 parishes, 89 active diocesan priests, 19 religious priests, and 2,800,000 Catholics. It also has 171 Women Religious, 31 Religious Brothers, and 20 permanent deacons.
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops of and their terms of service: