ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHDIOCESE OF MEXICO

The Roman Catholic 'Archdiocese of México' (erected 2 September 1530, as the Diocese of México) is a metropolitan diocese, responsible for the suffragan Dioceses of Atlacomulco, Cuernavaca and Toluca. It was elevated on 12 February 1546.

Contents

Ordinaries

Bishops

Territorial losses

External links and References

Ordinaries

★ Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. (1530 - 1548)

★ Alfonso de Montufar, O.P. (1551 - 1572)

★ Pedro de Moya y Contreras (1573 - 1591)

★ Alonso Fernández de Bonilla (1592 - 1600)

★ García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H. (1600 - 1606)

★ García Guerra, O.P. (1607 - 1612)

★ Juan Pérez de la Serna (1613 - 1627)

★ Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola (1627 - 1634)

★ Francisco Verdugo Cabrera (1636 - )

★ Feliciano de la Vega Padilla (1639 - 1640)

★ Juan de Mañozca y Zamora (1643 - 1650)

★ Marcelo Lopez de Azcona (1652 - 1654)

★ Mateo de Sagade Bugueiro (1655 - 1664)

★ Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davaols (1664 - 1665)

★ Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. (1666 - 1667)

★ Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.S.A. (1668 - 1681)

★ Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa (1680 - 1698)

★ Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (1699 - 1708)

★ José Pérez de Lanciego Eguiluz y Mirafuentes, O.S.B. (1714 - 1728)

★ Manuel Jos. de Hendaya y Haro (1728 - 1729)

★ Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta (1730 - 1747)

★ Manuel José Rubio y Salinas (1748 - 1765)

★ Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón (1766 - 1771)

★ Iledfonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta (1772 - 1800)

★ Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont (1802 - 1815)

★ Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete (1815 - 1837)

★ Manuel Posada y Garduño (1839 - 1846)

★ José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros (1850 - 1862)

★ Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos (1863 - 1891)

★ Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera (1891 - 1908)

★ José Mora y del Rio (1908 - 1928)

★ Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J. (1929 - 1936)

★ Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez (1937 - 1956)

★ Miguel Darío Miranda y Gómez (1956 - 1977)

★ Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1977 - 1994)

★ Norberto Rivera Carrera (1995 - )

Bishops

★ Archbishop: Norberto Rivera Carrera

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R.

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Rogelio Esquivel Medina

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Francisco Clavel Gil

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Jonás Guerrero Corona

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O.

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Victor Sánchez Espinosa

★ Auxiliary Bishop: Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S.

★ Archbishop Emeritus: Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada

★ Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Francisco Maria Aguilera González

★ Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: José Luis Fletes Santana

★ Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Luis Mena Arroyo

Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1536		Diocese of Michoacán
1863	Diocese of Michoacán	Diocese of Querétaro
1863		Diocese of Tulancingo
1863	Archdiocese of Michoacán Diocese of Tlaxcala	Diocese of Chilapa
1870	Diocese of Tlaxcala Vicariate Apostolic of Tamaulipas	Diocese of Ciudad Victoria-Tamaulipas
1874		Vicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore
1891		Diocese of Cuernavaca
1950		Diocese of Toluca
1959	Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles, Puebla	Diocese of Tlaxcala
1960		Diocese of Texcoco
1961	Diocese of Tulancingo	Diocese of Tula
1964	Diocese of Texcoco	Diocese of Tlalnepantla

External links and References

★ Arquidiócesis Primada de México ''official site (in Spanish)''

★ Archdiocese of México