Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco

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Archdiocese of Acapulco

Archidioecesis Acapulcana

Arquidiócesis de Acapulco
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
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Location
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Acapulco
Statistics
Area7,185 sq mi (18,610 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
4,074,000
2,940,000 (72.2%)
Parishes78
Information
Denomination Catholic
Sui iuris church Latin Church
Rite Roman Rite
Established18 March 1958 (66 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Leopoldo González González
Bishops emeritus Felipe Aguirre Franco
Map
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco (Latin : Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.

Contents

Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to Our Lady of Solitude, in the touristic port city of Acapulco. It is currently led by Archbishop Leopoldo González González.

History

The Diocese of Acapulco / Acapulcan(us) (Latin) was erected on 18 March 1958, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Chilapa (now its suffragan as Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa.) It lost territory to establish Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (now its suffragan) on 27 October 1964. It was elevated on 10 February 1983 to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Acapulco.

Statistics

As of 2014, the archdiocese pastorally served 2,039,000 Catholics (76.9% of 2,650,000 total) on 18,000 km² in 78 parishes and 4 missions with 132 priests (107 diocesan, 25 religious), 19 deacons, 152 lay religious (30 brothers, 122 sisters) and 33 seminarians.

Bishops

(all Roman Rite native Mexicans)

Episcopal Ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Acapulco
Metropolitan Archbishops of Acapulco

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

Ecclesiastical province

The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :

See also

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