Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango (Latin: Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.[1][2]

Archdiocese of Durango

Archidioecesis Durangensis

Arquidiócesis de Durango
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Durango
MetropolitanDurango, Durango
Statistics
Area42,264 sq mi (109,460 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
1,785,000
1,642,200 (92%)
Parishes105
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 September 1620 (400 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopFaustino Armendáriz Jiménez
Bishops emeritusHéctor González Martinez
Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes
Map
Website
arquidiocesisdgo.org

Early history

The diocese had been erected in 1620 as the diocese for the entire northern area of New Spain and is considered a mother diocese-Sonora, St Louis, New Mexico and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Bishops

Ordinaries

Diocese of Durango

Erected: 28 September 1620

Archdiocese of Durango

Elevated: 23 June 1891

  • Santiago de Zubiría y Manzanera (18 Mar 1895 – 26 Jan 1909 Died)
  • Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (7 Aug 1909 – 23 Jul 1923 Died)
  • José María González y Valencia (24 Mar 1924 – 28 Jan 1959 Died)
  • Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia (25 May 1959 – 23 Aug 1961 Died)
  • Antonio López Aviña (14 Dec 1961 – 4 Mar 1993 Retired)
  • José Trinidad Medel Pérez (4 Mar 1993 – 5 Jun 2002 Resigned)
  • Héctor González Martínez (11 Feb 2003 – 26 Sep 2014 Retired)
  • José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (26 Sep 2014 – 25 Jan 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México)
  • Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez (21 Sep 2019 - )

Auxiliary bishops

  • José María González y Valencia (1922–1924), appointed Archbishop here
  • Francisco Ferreira Arreola (1957–1960), appointed Bishop of Texcoco, México
  • Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1979–1981), appointed Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa
  • Manuel Mireles Vaquera (1982–1988), appointed Coadjutor Prelate of El Salto, Durango
  • José Andrés Corral Arredondo (1989–1992), appointed Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua
  • Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (1993–2008)
  • Enrique Sánchez Martínez (2008–2015), appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Nicolás Pérez Gavilán y Echeverría, appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1902
  • Norberto Rivera Carrera, appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla in 1985; future Cardinal

Present Bishops

  • Archbishop: Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez
  • Archbishop Emeritus: Héctor González Martínez
  • Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes

See also

References

  1. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. "Archdiocese of Durango" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  3. "Bishop Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  4. "Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
  5. "Bishop Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  6. "Bishop Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  7. "Bishop Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
  8. "Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
  9. "Bishop Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016
  10. J. Benedict Warren, "An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818, item 93, "José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, (1734-94)" in Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. 13. Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources, Howard F. Cline, volume editor. Austin: University of Texas Press 1973, p.89.

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