Archdiocese of Hermosillo
Hermosillen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Aconchi, Sonora, Mexico
The Archdiocese of Hermosillo is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical province of Hermosillo in Sonora, Mexico, with suffragans Ciudad Obregón, Culiacán, and Nogales. Founded in 1779 as the Diocese of Sonora and elevated to an archdiocese in 1963, it is led by Archbishop Ruy Rendón Leal.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1779
- Latin
- Hermosillen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001592
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,003,489
- Population
- 1,100,322
- Catholic share
- 91.2%
- Priests
- 110
- Catholics per priest
- 9,123
- Extent
- 90,992 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 11
of the people living within its bounds
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
- Ruy Rendón Leal
- Born
- 27 October 1953
- Birthplace
- Cadereyta de Jiménez
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
Cathedral of the Assumption stands in Aconchi, 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 Hermosillo
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of Ciudad ObregónCiudad Obregón
- Diocese of CuliacánCuliacán
- Diocese of NogalesNogales
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
A metropolitan archdiocese located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico, the Archdiocese of Hermosillo (Latin: Archidioecesis Hermosillensis) covers 90,959 sq. miles and counted a population of 1,067,051 in 2004. The bishop resides at Hermosillo.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].