Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua
Archdiocese of Chihuahua Archidioecesis Chihuahuensis Arquidiócesis de Chihuahua | |
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Roman Catholic | |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1891 (132 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla and St. Francis of Assisi |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Constancio Miranda Weckmann |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua
Early history
Erected in 1891 from the
and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries.Anti-clericalism
The laws promulgated by the liberal government of President
In 2022 two Jesuit priests, Joaquin Mora and Javier Campos, were murdered by suspected members of a drug cartel after offering refuge to one Pedro Palma, who was fleeing the criminals and was also murdered.[3]
Demographics
The diocese was elevated to the level of Archdiocese on 22 November 1958 by Bl.
The archdiocese encompasses 73,956 square kilometers in the center of the state, and as of 2006, contained 1,176,000 Catholics, 59 parishes, 131 priests and 10 permanent deacons.[1] The archepiscopal see is the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Our Lady of Regla, and St Francis of Assisi.
Constancio Miranda Weckmann [13] was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI[14] as archbishop and installed on 19 November 2009, succeeding José Fernández Arteaga [15], who had retired. Fernández had been appointed archbishop by Pope John Paul II[16] in 1992; his predecessor, Adalberto Almeida y Merino[17], died on 21 June 2008, at the age of 92 at his home in Colonia Nombre de Dios, Chihuahua.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José de Jesús Ortíz y Rodríguez [18](10 Jun 1893 Appointed – 16 Sep 1901 Appointed, Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco)†
- Nicolás Pérez Gavilán y Echeverría [19](20 Feb 1902 Appointed – 3 Dec 1919 Died)†
- Rafael Guízar Valencia [21].)
- Adalberto Almeida y Merino[22] (24 Aug 1969 Appointed – 24 Jun 1991 Retired)†
- José Fernández Arteaga [23] (24 Jun 1991 Succeeded – 28 September 2009 Retired)†
- Constancio Miranda Weckmann [24](28 September 2009 Appointed)
†-Deceased
Coadjutor bishops
- Luis Mena Arroyo (1964–1969); did not succeed to see; appointed Archbishop (Personal Title), Auxiliary of México, Federal District in 1979
- José Fernández Arteaga (1988–1991)
Auxiliary bishop
- Francisco Espino Porras (1943–1961)
Other priests of the diocese who became bishop
- Manuel Talamás Camandari, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in 1957
- Luis Martín Barraza Beltrán, appointed Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila November 29 of 2017.
References
- ^ a b "Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- ^ "Shooting of two Jesuits in Mexico". ACN International. 2022-06-24. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
