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Metropolitan see Acapulco, Mexico

Archdiocese of Acapulco

Acapulcan(us)

Latin Church

Latin-rite metropolitan archdiocese on the Pacific coast of Guerrero, Mexico, erected as a diocese on 18 March 1958 and elevated to an archdiocese on 10 February 1983. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude in Acapulco, and its suffragans are Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Ciudad Altamirano and Tlapa.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude, Acapulco, in Acapulco, Mexico.

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Established
1958
Catholics
1,297,000
Priests
115
Territory
18,609 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Archbishop
Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez
Born
31 October 1950
Birthplace
Abasolo

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude, Acapulco stands in Acapulco, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Serving Mexico's southwestern state of Guerrero, the Archdiocese of Acapulco (Latin: Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a metropolitan archdiocese of the Latin rite. Its seat is the Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to Our Lady of Solitude, which stands in the port and resort city of Acapulco. Archbishop Leopoldo González González currently leads the archdiocese.

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