Back Arquebisbat de Morelia Catalan Erzbistum Morelia German Arquidiócesis de Morelia Spanish Archidiocèse de Morelia French Keuskupan Agung Morelia ID Arcidiocesi di Morelia Italian Kabiskopan Agung Morelia JV Aartsbisdom Morelia Dutch Archidiecezja Morelia Polish Arquidiocese de Morelia Portuguese
Archdiocese of Morelia Archidioecesis Moreliensis Arquidiócesis de Morelia | |
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 Catedral de San Salvador | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,952 sq mi (18,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2013) 2,612,360 2,455,618 (94%) |
| Parishes | 236 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 August 1536 (488 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Transfiguration, Morelia, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Bishops emeritus | Alberto Suárez Inda (archbishop); Octavio Villegas Aguilar (auxiliary); Carlos Suárez Cázares (auxiliary) |
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The Archdiocese of Morelia (Latin: Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.[1][2] It was erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán.
The cathedra is found in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in the episcopal see of Morelia, capital of Michoacán state. It also has a minor basilica: Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud, in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Morelia" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- ^ "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016