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.
- San Andrés ApóstolQuiroga, Mich.View parish
- San Antonio de PaduaCiudad Hidalgo, Mich.View parish
- San Antonio de PaduaMorelia, Mich.View parish
- San Bartolomé ApóstolCiudad Hidalgo, Mich.View parish
- San Bernabé de JesúsMorelia, Mich.View parish
- San Buena VenturaSanta Ana Maya, Mich.View parish
- San Diego de AlcaláQuiroga, Mich.View parish
- San Felipe ApóstolZitácuaro, Mich.View parish
- San Felipe de jesúsLa Piedad, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísAcámbaro, Gto.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísManuel Villalongín, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísSenguio, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísTlalpujahua, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísTzintzuntzan, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísLa Piedad, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísMorelia, Mich.View parish
- San Francisco de AsísPátzcuaro, Mich.Mass times recorded
- San Francisco de AsísSalvatierra, Gto.View parish
- San Guillermo AbadTzitzio, Mich.View parish
- San Ignacio de LoyolaMorelia, Mich.View parish
- San Isidro LabradorAcámbaro, Gto.View parish
- San Isidro LabradorCiudad Hidalgo, Mich.View parish
- San Isidro LabradorMorelia, Mich.View parish
- San Isidro LabradorQueréndaro, Mich.View parish
- San Isidro LabradorTarimoro, Gto.View parish
- San JerónimoAcámbaro, Gto.View parish
- San JerónimoHuandacareo, Mich.Mass times recorded
- San JerónimoQuiroga, Mich.View parish
- San JoséCiudad Hidalgo, Mich.View parish
- San JoséEpitacio Huerta, 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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