Metropolitan see Morelia, Mexico
Archdiocese of Morelia
Morelien(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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- Established
- 1536
- Catholics
- 2,455,618
- Priests
- 594
- Territory
- 18,006 km²
Parishes and churches
285 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Señor de la MisericordiaPuruándiro, Mich.View parish
- Señor de la PazTarímbaro, Mich.View parish
- Señor de la Piedad (Santuario)La Piedad, Mich.View parish
- Señor de la SaludVillachuato, Mich.View parish
- Señor de la Salud y San Juan BautistaPuruándiro, Mich.View parish
- Señor de San JuanTlalpujahua, Mich.View parish
- Señor del EncinalSalvatierra, Gto.View parish
- Señor del PerdónMorelia, Mich.View parish
- Señor del PrendimientoMorelia, Mich.View parish
- Señor del RescateMorelia, Mich.View parish
- Señora de la SabanillaJerécuaro, Gto.View parish
- Tres Ave MaríasMorelia, Mich.View parish
- Virgen de GuadalupeJerécuaro, Gto.View parish
- Virgen de la AsunciónMorelia, Mich.View parish
- VisitaciónMorelia, Mich.View parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Carlos Garfias Merlos
- Born
- 1 January 1951
- Birthplace
- Tuxpan
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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.
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.
This see in the wire
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- Archdiocese of Morelia publishes San Pío de Pietrelcina
- Archdiocese of Morelia publishes on Nuestra Señora de los Dolores
- Archdiocese of Morelia publishes San Pedro Claver
- Archdiocese of Morelia celebrates Natividad de la Santísima Virgen María
- Archdiocese of Morelia publishes Santa Teresa de Calcuta
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