Metropolitan Oaxaca Denomination Roman Catholic Established June 21, 1535 Date founded 21 June 1535 Archbishop José Luis Chávez Botello | Population
- Catholics 1,132,000 Rite Roman Rite Phone +52 951 516 5580 Country Mexico | |
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Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Address Leona Vicario # 109 Plazuela del Carmen Alto, 68000 Oaxaca, Oax., Mexico Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption, Oaxaca Similar Basilica of Our Lady of Solitude, Cathedral of Our Lady of the Ass, Templo de San Matías Jalatlaco, Parroquia de Consolac | ||
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Latin: Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.
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The archdiocese covers part of the state of Oaxaca and includes the suffragan dioceses of Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec, Tuxtepec and the Prelatures of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop José Luiz Chávez Botello, with Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Campos Contreras. An additional Auxiliary Bishop-elect, Celaya Diocese seminary rector Gonzalo Alonso Guerrero Calzada, was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, November 20, 2012.
As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 113 parishes, 126 active diocesan priests, 39 religious priests, and 940,000 Catholics. It also has 268 Women Religious, 59 Religious Brothers, and 21 permanent deacons.
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their tenure of service:
Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Erected June 21, 1535
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
elevated June 23, 1891