The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca ( la, Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a

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of the

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. The

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church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in the

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Oaxaca Oaxaca ( , also , , from nci, Huāxyacac ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Oaxaca ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca), is one of the 32 states that compose the political divisions of Mexico, Federative Entities of Mexico. It is ...

. It was erected on June 21, 1535. The archdiocese covers part of the state of

. A

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, its

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includes the

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s of Puerto Escondido,

Tehuantepec Tehuantepec (, in full, Santo Domingo Tehuantepec) is a city and municipality in the southeast of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tehuantepec District in the west of the Istmo Region. The area was important in pre Hispanic period ...

Tuxtepec San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec ( nah, Tōchtepēc, "on the hill of rabbits"), or simply referred to as Tuxtepec, is the head of the municipality by the same name and is the second most populous city of the Mexican state of Oaxaca. It is part of the Tu ...

and the

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of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop

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. , the archdiocese contained 113 parishes, 126 active diocesan priests, 39 religious priests, and 940,000 Catholics. It also had 268 women religious, 59 religious brothers, and 21 permanent deacons.

Diocesan bishops

The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their tenure of service:

Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca

Juan Lopez de Zárate ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

(1535–1555) Died ''(in Latin)'' *

Bernardo de Albuquerque Bernardo de Albuquerque, O.P. (died 23 July 1579) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1561–1579). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Bernardo de Albuquerque was ordained a priest in the Order of Preachers. On 27 J ...

(1561–1579) Died *

Bartolomé de Ledesma Bartolomé de Ledesma, O.P. (died February 16, 1604) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1583–1604) ''(in Latin)'' and Bishop of Panamá (1580–1583).Arzobispo de Panama Guillermo Rojas y Arrieta C.M. Re ...

(1583–1604) Died *

Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz Baltazar de Covarrubias y Múñoz, O.S.A. (1560 – 22 July 1622) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Michoacán (1608–1622), Bishop of Antequera (1605–1608), and Bishop of Nueva Caceres (1603–1605). ''(in Latin)'' B ...

(1605–1608) Appointed,

Bishop of Michoacán The Archdiocese of Morelia ( la, Archidioecesis Moreliensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western central Mexico.Juan de Cervantes Juan de Cervantes (c. 1380 or 1382 in Seville, Spain – 25 November 1453, buried in Seville Cathedral) was a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. Cervantes studied at the University of Salamanca and obtained a doctorate in civil and canon law ...

(1608–1614) Died *

Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa, OP (24 August 1542 – September, 1633) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1617–1633) and Bishop of Coro (1611–1617). Biography Juan Bartolome de Bohórquez e Hinojosa w ...

(1617–1633) Died *

Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (died 1637) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera (1636–1637), Bishop of Guadalajara (1629–1636), Bishop of Santiago de Cuba (1625–1629), and Bishop of Santa Marta (1621–1625). '' ...

(1636–1637) Died *

Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (24 August 1594 – 26 July 1652) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1639–1652). Biography Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides was born in Madrid, Spain on 24 August 1594 ...

(1639–1652) Died *

Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (4 October 1587 – 6 December 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1655–1656) and Bishop of Durango (1639–1655). Biography Francis ...

(1653–1656) Died * Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos (1658–1664) Appointed,

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* Tomás de Monterroso (1664–1678) Died) * Nicolás Ortiz del Puerto y Colmenares Salgado (1679–1681) Died * Isidoro Sariñara y Medina Cuenca (1683–1696) Died * Manuel Plácido de Quirós de Porras (1698–1699) Died * Ángel de Maldonado,

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(1700–1728) Died * Francisco de Santiago y Calderón (1729–1736) Died * Tomás Montaño y Aarón (1737–1742) Died * Diego Felipe Gómez de Angulo (1744–1752) Died *

Buenaventura Blanco y Elguero (Helguero) Buenaventura Blanco y Elguero (Helguero) (born 1696 in Valladolid) was a Spanish clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca ( la, Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Latin Ch ...

(1753–1764) Died * Miguel Anselmo Álvarez de Abreu y Valdéz (1765–1774) Died * José Gregorio Alonso de Ortigosa (1775–1793) Resigned * Gregorio Jose de Omaña y Sotomayor (1792–1797) Died * Antonio Bergosa y Jordán (1801–1817) Confirmed,

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, Spain * Manuel Isidoro Perez Sánchez (1819–1837) Resigned * José Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta (1839–1840) Died *

Angel Mariano de Morales y Jasso Angel Mariano de Morales y Jasso (born 1784 in Tangancícuaro) was a Mexican clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca ( la, Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Latin Chur ...

(1841–1843) Died * Antonio Mantecón e Ibañez (1844–1852) Died * José Agustín Domínguez y Diaz (1854–1859) Died * José María Covarrubias y Mejía (1861–1867) Died * Vicente Fermín Márquez y Carrizosa (1868–1887) Died * Eulogio Gregorio Clemente Gillow y Zavalza (1887–1891) ''see below''

Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca

''elevated June 23, 1891'' *Eulogio Gregorio Clemente Gillow y Zavalza (1891–1922) Died ''see above'' * José Othón Núñez y Zárate (1922–1941) Died * Fortino Gómez León (1942–1967) Retired *

Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (June 29, 1919 – April 10, 2008) was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was Archbishop of Mexico in Mexico City (1977–1994) and was Primate of Mexico. In the consistory of June 30, 1979 in Vatican City Po ...

(1967–1976) Appointed, Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles *

Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño Bartolomé may refer to: Places * Bartolomé Island (Spanish: Isla Bartolomé), a volcanic islet in the Galápagos Islands Group * Isla Bartolomé, Diego Ramirez Islands, Chile People * Bartolomé Bermejo (c.1440–c.1501), Spanish painter * Ba ...

(1976–1993) Retired *

Héctor González Martínez Hector () is an English, French, Scottish, and Spanish given name. The name is derived from the name of Hektor, a legendary Troy, Trojan champion who was killed by the Greek Achilles. The name ''Hektor'' is probably derived from the Greek language ...

(1993–2003) Appointed, Archbishop of Durango *

José Luis Chávez Botello José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(2003–2018) *

(2018–present)

Coadjutor bishops

* José Othón Núñez y Zárate (1922) *

(1988–1993)

Auxiliary bishops

* Francisco Ramón Valentín de Casaus y Torres, O.P. (1807–1815), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala * José María Irigoyen y Munoz Cano (1842–1843) * Francisco Garcia Cantarines (1845–1847) *

José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

(1954–1959), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca; but was auxiliary here again, 1970–1984 *

(1967–1971), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas; but returned here as Archbishop, 1976 * Miguel Angel Alba Díaz (1995–2001), appointed Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur *

Óscar Armando Campos Contreras Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

(2006–2010), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca *

Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero Gonzalo may refer to: * Gonzalo (name) * Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town * Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy * Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014 See also * Gonzalez (disambiguation) * Gonzales (disambiguation) * ...

(2012–2018), was Celaya Diocese seminary rector when appointed here; appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla

References

External links and additional sources

* (for Chronology of Bishops) * (for Chronology of Bishops) {{DEFAULTSORT:Antequera, Oaxaca Antequera, Oaxaca Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century Religious organizations established in 1535 Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antequera, Oaxaca Antequera, Oaxaca, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of 1535 establishments in New Spain