Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali

Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe
Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory19 counties in Northeastern New Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceSanta Fe
Statistics
Area61,142 sq mi (158,360 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2014)
1,473,000
323,850 (22%)
Parishes93
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 19, 1850 (174 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
Patron saintSt. Francis of Assisi[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopJohn Charles Wester
Map
Website
archdiosf.org

The Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or archdiocese, of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico.

While the mother church of the archdiocese, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, is in the city of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in the city of Albuquerque. The current archbishop is John Charles Wester, who was installed on June 4, 2015.

The archdiocese filed for bankruptcy in 2019, followed by a bankruptcy plan in 2022.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Pastoral Letter on the 150th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe".
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference june2019filing was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Santa Fe archdiocese files bankruptcy plan". Associated Press. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-12-29.

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