Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco (Latin: Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.

Archdiocese of Acapulco

Archidioecesis Acapulcana

Arquidiócesis de Acapulco
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Acapulco
Statistics
Area7,185 sq mi (18,610 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
4,074,000
2,940,000 (72.2%)
Parishes78
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established18 March 1958 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Solitude
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopLeopoldo González González
Bishops emeritusFelipe Aguirre Franco
Map

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to Our Lady of Solitude, in the touristic port city of Acapulco. It is currently led by Archbishop Leopoldo González González.

History

Statistics

As of 2014, the archdiocese pastorally served 2,039,000 Catholics (76.9% of 2,650,000 total) on 18,000 km² in 78 parishes and 4 missions with 132 priests (107 diocesan, 25 religious), 19 deacons, 152 lay religious (30 brothers, 122 sisters) and 33 seminarians.

Bishops

(all Roman Rite native Mexicans)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Acapulco
  • José del Pilar Quezada Valdez (1958.12.18 – retired 1976.06.01), died 1985
  • Rafael Bello Ruiz (1976.06.01 – 1983.02.10 see below), succeeding as previous Titular Bishop of Segia (1974.02.12 – 1976.06.01) and Auxiliary Bishop of Acapulco (1974.02.12 – 1976.06.01)
Metropolitan Archbishops of Acapulco
  • Rafael Bello Ruiz (see above 1983.02.10 – retired 2001.05.08), died 2008
  • Felipe Aguirre Franco (2001.05.08 – retired 2010.06.07), previously Titular Bishop of Otricoli (1974.03.12 – 1988.04.28) as Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (1974.03.12 – 1988.04.28), succeeding as Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (1988.04.28 – 2000.06.30), Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco (2000.06.30 – succession 2001.05.08)
    • Auxiliary Bishop : Juan Navarro Castellanos (2004.01.31 – 2009.02.12), Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla (2004.01.31 – 2009.02.12); next Bishop of Tuxpan (Mexico) (2009.02.12 – ...)
  • Carlos Garfias Merlos (2010.06.07 – retired 2016.11.05), previously Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico) (1996.06.24 – 2003.07.08), Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (2003.07.08 – 2010.06.07); next Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2016.11.05 – ...)
  • Leopoldo González González (2017.06.30 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Voncaria (1999.03.18 – 2005.06.09) as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Morelia (Mexico) (1999.03.18 – 2005.06.09), Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico) (2005.06.09 – 2017.06.30).

Coadjutor bishop

  • Felipe Aguirre Franco (2000–2001)

Auxiliary bishops

  • Rafael Bello Ruiz (1974–1976), appointed Bishop here
  • Juan Navarro Castellanos (2004–2009), appointed Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :

See also

  • List of Catholic dioceses in México


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