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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2008)6,809,3455,146,211 (75.5%) Auxiliary Bishops Jorge Alberto Cavazos ArizpeJuan Armando Pérez TalamantesAlfonso Gerardo Miranda Guardiola Hours Open today · 9AM–2PM, 3–6:30PMTuesday9AM–2PM, 3–6:30PMWednesday9AM–2PM, 3–6PMThursday9AM–2PM, 3–6PMFriday9AM–2PM, 3–6PMSaturday9AM–2PM, 3–6PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–2PM, 3–6PMSuggest an edit Similar Parroquia del Rosario de Monte, Metropolit Cathedral of Our La, San Juan Bosco, Basilica of Guadalupe Monterrey, Basilica of Our Lady of the Oak Profiles | ||
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The Archdiocese of Monterrey (Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
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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.
History
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.
Ordinaries
- Juan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, OFM † (1778–1779)
- Rafael José Verger y Suau, OFM (1782–1790)
- Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés, OFM (1791–1799)
- Primo Feliciano Marín y Porras, OFM (1801–1815)
- José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei, OFM (1817–1821)
- José María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, OFM (1831–1838)
- Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto (1842–1844)
- Jose Ignacio Sánchez Navarro (1851–1852)
- Francisco de Paula Verea y González (1853–1879) named Bishop of Tlaxcala
- José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón (1879–1884) named Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- Blasius Enciso, OSA (1884–1885)
- Jacinto López y Romo (1886–1899) named Archbishop of Guadalajara
- Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano (1900–1907)
- Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (1907–1911) named Archbishop of Michoacán
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (1912–1920)
- José Juan de Jesús Herrera y Piña (1921–1927)
- José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1929–1940)
- Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova (1941–1952)
- Alfonso Espino y Silva (1952–1976)
- José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza (1976–1983)
- Adolfo Suárez Rivera (1983–2003)
- Francisco Robles Ortega (2003–2011) named Archbishop of Guadalajara
- Rogelio Cabrera López (2012–)
References
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA