Denomination Roman Catholic Area 18,006 km² | Parishes 236 Phone +52 443 314 1840 Cathedral Morelia Cathedral | |
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Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2013)2,612,3602,455,618 (94%) Established 11 August 1536 (480 years ago) Similar Morelia Cathedral, Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Juorensa, Parroquia de San Antonio d, Parroquia de Santiaguito |
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.
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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.
History
Episcopal Ordinaries
Province
Its ecclesiastical province comprises the Metropolitan's own archdiocese and the following suffragan bishoprics:
References
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