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Archdiocese of Durango ( la, Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a

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. Based in the city of

Durango Durango (), officially named Estado Libre y Soberano de Durango ( en, Free and Sovereign State of Durango; Tepehuán: ''Korian''; Nahuatl: ''Tepēhuahcān''), is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico, situated in ...

, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of

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and

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Early history

The diocese had been erected in 1620 as the diocese for the entire northern area of New Spain and is considered a mother diocese-

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and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.

Bishops

Ordinaries

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Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A. (1560 – 28 January, 1631) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of Durango (1620–1631). Biography Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez was born in México in 1560 ...

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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 ...

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(8 Aug 1639 – 14 May 1655 Appointed,

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Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin (died 27 December 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1655–1658). Biography On 31 May 1655, Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bisho ...

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Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe (1599 – 21 September 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1659–1671). Biography Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe was born in Tecamachalco, México in 1599. On 17 November 1659, he was appointed ...

(17 Nov 1659 – 21 Sep 1671 Died)"Bishop Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe"
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(16 Apr 1674 – 9 Sep 1675 Appointed, Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala) * Bartolomé Garcia de Escañuela, O.F.M. (16 Nov 1676 – 20 Nov 1684 Died) *

Manuel de Herrera Manuel de Herrera (1635 – January 31, 1689) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1686–1689). Biography Manuel de Herrera was born in Salamanca, Spain and ordained a priest in the Order of Friars Minor The Orde ...

, O.F.M. (13 May 1686 – 31 Jan 1689 Died) *

García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz (February 15, 1643 – March 6, 1706) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Tlaxcala (1704–1706), Bishop of Michoacán (1701–1704), and Bishop of Durango (1691–1 ...

(27 Aug 1691 – 8 Aug 1701 Appointed,

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(3 Oct 1701 – 19 May 1704 Appointed,

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Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida (1645–1709) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango, Bishop of Durango (1701–1704). ''(in Latin)'' Biography Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida was born in Mexico ...

(16 Nov 1705 – 20 Sep 1709 Died)"Bishop Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida"
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(20 Nov 1769 – 24 Apr 1772 Died) *Antonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain (14 Dec 1772 – 12 Jun 1781 Died) *Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (15 Dec 1783 – 17 Jun 1793 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco) *José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, O.F.M. (21 Feb 1794 – 19 Aug 1794 Died)J. Benedict Warren, "An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818, item 93, "José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, (1734-94)" in ''Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. 13. Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources'', Howard F. Cline, volume editor. Austin: University of Texas Press 1973, p.89. *Francisco Gabriel de Olivares y Benito (22 Feb 1795 – 26 Feb 1812 Died) *Juan Francisco Castañiza Larrea y Gonzalez de Agüero (18 Dec 1815 – 29 Oct 1825 Died) * José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante (28 Feb 1831 – 28 Nov 1863 Died) *José Vicente Salinas e Infanzón (22 Jun 1868 – 9 Jan 1894 Died) ;''Archdiocese of Durango'' ''Elevated: 23 June 1891'' *Santiago de Zubiría y Manzanera (18 Mar 1895 – 26 Jan 1909 Died) *Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (7 Aug 1909 – 23 Jul 1923 Died) *José María González y Valencia (24 Mar 1924 – 28 Jan 1959 Died) *Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia (25 May 1959 – 23 Aug 1961 Died) *Antonio López Aviña (14 Dec 1961 – 4 Mar 1993 Retired) *José Trinidad Medel Pérez (4 Mar 1993 – 5 Jun 2002 Resigned) *Héctor González Martínez (11 Feb 2003 – 26 Sep 2014 Retired) *José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (26 Sep 2014 – 25 Jan 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México) * Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez (21 Sep 2019 - )

Auxiliary bishops

* José María González y Valencia (1922–1924), appointed Archbishop here *

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(1957–1960), appointed Bishop of Texcoco, México * Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1979–1981), appointed Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa * Manuel Mireles Vaquera (1982–1988), appointed Coadjutor Prelate of El Salto, Durango *

José Andrés Corral Arredondo José Andrés Corral Arredondo (November 30, 1946 – December 24, 2011) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Parral, Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is ...

(1989–1992), appointed Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua * Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (1993–2008) * Enrique Sánchez Martínez (2008–2015), appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Nicolás Pérez Gavilán y Echeverría, appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1902 *

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, appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla in 1985; future Cardinal

Present Bishops

*Archbishop: Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez *Archbishop Emeritus:

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* Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus: Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes

References

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico

Early history

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Present Bishops

See also

References