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Metropolitan see Ahualulco de Mercado, Jalisco, Mexico

Archdiocese of Guadalajara

Guadalaiaren(sis)

Latin Church

The Archdiocese of Guadalajara is a Latin metropolitan see covering Jalisco, Mexico, founded as a diocese in 1548 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1863. It is led by Cardinal José Francisco Robles Ortega, and its cathedral is the Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima.

On the map

Esri
Ahualulco de Mercado, Mexico, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1548
Catholics
6,160,000
Priests
1,626
Territory
20,834 km²

Parishes and churches

548 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Archbishop
Francisco Robles Ortega
Born
2 March 1949
Birthplace
Mascota

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The cathedral

Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima stands in Ahualulco de Mercado, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Based in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, Jalisco, the Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Latin: Archidioecesis Guadalaiarensis) is a Latin Catholic archdiocese covering 20,827 km² (8,044 squar miles). Erected on 13 July 1548 from territory separated from the then Diocese of Michoacán, it was raised to an archdiocese on 26 January 1863. As a metropolitan see it presides over the suffragan sees of Aguascalientes, Autlán, Ciudad Guzmán, Colima, Jesús Maria del Nayar (a Territorial Prelature), San Juan de los Lagos and Tepic.

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  • Pope Leo XIV appoints Ramón Salazar Estrada as bishop of Mazatlán

    Pope Leo XIV has appointed Ramón Salazar Estrada as the bishop of Mazatlán. The Holy See announced the appointment on Tuesday, alongside the acceptance of Mario Espinosa Contreras's resignation from the leadership of the Mexican diocese. Salazar Estrada previously served as an auxiliary bishop in Guadalajara for nearly five years. He also leads the life dimension of the Mexican Episcopal Conference within the commission for family, youth, adolescents, laity, and life.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Bishops · 2 sources

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