Metropolitan see León, Mexico
Archdiocese of León
Leonen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese based in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico, created as the Diocese of Leon on 26 January 1863 by Pope Pius IX and elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on 25 November 2006. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Light. Its suffragans are Celaya, Irapuato and Queretaro.
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- Established
- 1863
- Catholics
- 3,416,000
- Priests
- 375
- Territory
- 8,793 km²
Parishes and churches
137 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the LightLeón · CathedralView parish
- Apóstol San Judas TadeoTown not recordedView parish
- Basílica Colegiata de Nuestra Señora de GuanajuatoTown not recordedView parish
- Cristo Jesús Señor del PerdónTown not recordedView parish
- Cristo Nuestra PascuaTown not recordedView parish
- De DuarteSeñor de la MisericordiaView parish
- De la Purísima Concepción de María SantísimaTown not recordedView parish
- Del SagrarioSan Sebastián MártirView parish
- Divino RedentorEl MezquititoView parish
- Espíritu SantoTown not recordedView parish
- Exaltación de la Santa CruzTown not recordedView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónSanta Rosa Plan de AyalaView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónLa JoyaView parish
- Inmaculada ConcepciónVista HermosaView parish
- Inmaculada Concepción de MaríaVillas de la LuzView parish
- Inmaculado Corazón de MaríaBelénView parish
- Jesús del MonteTown not recordedView parish
- La Divina ProvidenciaTown not recordedView parish
- La Sagrada FamiliaTown not recordedView parish
- Madre Santísima de la LuzCañada de NegrosView parish
- Madre Santísima de la LuzPueblito de RochaView parish
- María AuxiliadoraTown not recordedView parish
- María Madre de la IglesiaTown not recordedView parish
- Niño ObreritoTown not recordedView parish
- Nuestra Madre Santísima de la LuzMineral de la LuzView parish
- Nuestra Señora de CzestochowaTown not recordedMass times recorded
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeSan Francisco del RincónView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeCasa BlancaMass times recorded
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeGavia de RiondaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeLa LagunaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Jaime Calderon Calderon
- Born
- 1 May 1966
- Birthplace
- Churintzio
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The cathedral
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Light stands in León, 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.
History
Based in the city of León, Guanajuato, the Archdiocese of León (Latin: Archidioecesis Leonensis) is a metropolitan see of the Roman Catholic Church in Mexico. Its territory of 41,940 km2 reaches into the states of Guanajuato and Querétaro and holds a population of 6,500,000.