Archdiocese of Morelia
Morelien(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Morelia, Mexico
Latin rite metropolitan archdiocese in Michoacan, Mexico, erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacan, raised to a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Pius IX on 26 January 1863, and renamed Morelia on 22 November 1924. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Morelia. It is one of the oldest sees in the Americas.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1536
- Latin
- Morelien(sis)
- Patron
- Virgen María Inmaculada de la Salud
- Annuario code
- 001002293
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 2,455,618
- Population
- 2,612,360
- Catholic share
- 94.0%
- Priests
- 594
- Catholics per priest
- 4,134
- Extent
- 18,006 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 136
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
- Carlos Garfias Merlos
- Born
- 1 January 1951
- Birthplace
- Tuxpan
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 Transfiguration stands in Morelia, 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 Morelia
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of ApatzingánAguililla
- Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro CárdenasCiudad Lázaro Cárdenas
- Diocese of TacámbaroTacámbaro
- Diocese of ZamoraZamora
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 11 August 1536 as the Diocese of Michoacán, the Archdiocese of Morelia (Latin: Archidioecesis Moreliensis) serves western central Mexico. The archbishop's cathedra stands in the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Morelia, the capital of Michoacán state, and the archdiocese also counts a minor basilica, the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Salud in Pátzcuaro, Michoacán de Ocampo.
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].