Roman Catholic Church
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in
Mexico
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comprises eighteen
ecclesiastical province
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diocese
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History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associa ...
s, and 5
territorial prelatures
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and each headed by a
bishop
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(of some kind).
List of Dioceses
Ecclesiastical province of Acapulco
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Archdiocese of Acapulco
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco ( la, Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to ...
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca ( la, Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in the epis ...
Archdiocese of Durango
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango ( la, Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as ...
Diocese of Aguascalientes
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes ( la, Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Bishops Ordinaries
*José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902 -191 ...
Archdiocese of Hermosillo
The Archdiocese of Hermosillo ( la, Archidioecesis Hermosillensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Its area is 90,959 sq. miles, and its population (2004) 1,067,051. The bishop resides at Hermosillo.
The A ...
Archdiocese of Mexico
The Archdiocese of Mexico ( la, Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City, Mexico. It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to ...
Archdiocese of Monterrey
The Archdiocese of Monterrey ( la, Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a metropolis (religious ...
Diocese of Matamoros
The Diocese of Matamoros ( la, Dioecesis Matamorensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the northeast part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico, along the border with Texas. The diocese is a suffragan ...
Diocese of Tampico
The Diocese of Tampico ( la, Dioecesis Tampicensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Monterrey. It was erect ...
Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur ( la, Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali) (erected 21 March 1988) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of H ...
File:Cathedral of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad in Acapulco 10.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Acapulco is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad.
File:12-05oaxaca098.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Antequera is Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción.
File:ChihuahuaCathFacade1.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua is Catedral Metropolitana de Chihuahua.
File:Catedral durango day.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Durango is Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora.
File:Guadalajara-01.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara is Catedral de la Asunción de María Santísima.
File:Catedral de la Asunción en Hermosillo, Sonora. México. 02.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo is Catedral de la Ascunsión.
File:Catedral5.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of León is Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Luz.
File:Catedral fachada.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Mexico City is Catedral Metropolitana de la Asunción de María.
File:CatedralMTY.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Monterrey is Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey.
File:Morelia Cathedral DSC 0524 AD.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Morelia is Catedral de San Salvador.
File:Catedral de Puebla.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles is Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción.
File:Catedral de San Luis Potosi Mexico..JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí is Catedral Metropolitana de San Luis Rey.
File:TJ Church.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Tijuana is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.
File:CathedralTlalnepantla11.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla is Catedral de Corpus Christi.
File:Catedraltul.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Tulancingo is Catedral de San Juan Bautista.
File:Tuxtla06.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez is Catedral de San Marcos.
File:Xalapa catedral.JPG , The seat of the Archdiocese of Xalapa is Catedral Metropolitana de la Immaculada Concepción.
File:Merida-cathedral.jpg , The seat of the Archdiocese of Yucatán is Catedral Metropolitana de San Ildefonso.
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...