Archdiocese of Mexico City
Mexican(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
The Archdiocese of Mexico is the Latin rite metropolitan and primatial see of Mexico, erected in 1530 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1546. It is led by Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes, who has served as Primate Archbishop since 2018.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 2 September 1530
- Latin
- Mexican(us)
- Patron
- Virgen de Guadalupe
- Annuario code
- 001002238
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 4,200,000
- Population
- 5,265,309
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 79.8%
- Priests
- 1,422
- Catholics per priest
- 2,954
- Extent
- 799 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5,257
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Carlos Aguiar Retes
- Born
- 9 January 1950
- Birthplace
- Tepic
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Mexico City Metropolitan Cathedral stands in Ciudad de Mexico, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Mexico
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of AzcapotzalcoCiudad de México
- Diocese of IztapalapaCiudad de México
- Diocese of XochimilcoCiudad de México
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Seated in Mexico City, the Archdiocese of Mexico (Latin: Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) began as a diocese erected on 2 September 1530 and was elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1546. With more than four million Catholics it ranks among the largest in the world, exceeded only by Kinshasa, Guadalajara, São Paulo, Puebla de los Ángeles, Santiago de Guatemala, and Milan.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.