Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Archidioecesis Antequerensis | |
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 Nuestra Señora de la Asunción Cathedral at night | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Population - Catholics (including non-members) | 1,132,000[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | June 21, 1535[2] |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | |
| Bishops emeritus | José Luis Chávez Botello Archbishop emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arzobispadodeoaxaca.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Latin: Archidioecesis Antequerensis) is a Roman Catholic archdiocese based in the Mexican city of Oaxaca, Oaxaca. The cathedral church is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption.
The archdiocese covers part of the state of Oaxaca and includes the suffragan dioceses of Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec, Tuxtepec and the Prelatures of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop .
As of 2004, the archdiocese contains 113 parishes, 126 active diocesan priests, 39 religious priests, and 940,000 Catholics. It also has 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[]
Erected June 21, 1535
- Juan Lopez de Zárate (1535–1555) Died[3]
- Bernardo de Albuquerque (1561–1579) Died[3]
- Bartolomé de Ledesma (1583–1604) Died[3]
- Baltazar de Cobarrubias y Múñoz (1605–1608) Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán[3][4]
- Juan de Cervantes (1608–1614) Died[4]
- Juan Bartolomé de Bohorquez e Hinojosa (1617–1633) Died[4]
- Leonel de Cervantes y Caravajal (1636–1637) Died[4]
- Bartolomé de Benavente y Benavides (1639–1652) Died[4]
- Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés (1653–1656) Died[4]
- Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davalos (1658–1664) Appointed, Archbishop of México[4]
- Tomás de Monterroso (1664–1678) Died)[4]
- Nicolás Ortiz del Puerto y Colmenares Salgado (1679–1681) Died[5]
- Isidoro Sariñara y Medina Cuenca (1683–1696) Died[5]
- Manuel Plácido de Quirós de Porras (1698–1699) Died[5]
- Ángel de Maldonado, O. Cist. (1700–1728) Died[5]
- Francisco de Santiago y Calderón (1729–1736) Died[5]
- Tomás Montaño y Aarón (1737–1742) Died
- Diego Felipe Gómez de Angulo (1744–1752) Died
- Buenaventura Blanco y Elguero (Helguero) (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, Archbishop of Tarragona, Spain
- Manuel Isidoro Perez Sánchez (1819–1837) Resigned
- José Epigmenio Villanueva y Gomez de Eguiarreta (1839–1840) Died
- Angel Mariano de Morales y Jasso (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
- (1922–1941) Died
- (1942–1967) Retired
- Ernesto Corripio y Ahumada (1967–1976) Appointed, Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles
- (1976–1993) Retired
- (1993–2003) Appointed, Archbishop of Durango
- (2003–2018)
- (2018–present)
Coadjutor bishops[]
- (1922)
- (1988–1993)
Auxiliary bishops[]
- , O.P. (1807–1815), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala
- (1842–1843)
- (1845–1847)
- (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
- (1995–2001), appointed Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
- (2006–2010), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
- (2012–2018), was Celaya Diocese seminary rector when appointed here;[6] appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla
See also[]
References[]
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca. |
- ^ Catholic Hierarchy page
- ^ Archdiocese History
- ^ a b c d Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 111.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b c d e f g h Gauchat, Patritius (Patrice) (1935). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. Vol. IV. Münster: Libraria Regensbergiana. p. 85.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) (in Latin) - ^ a b c d e Ritzler, Remigius; Sefrin, Pirminus. HIERARCHIA CATHOLICA MEDII ET RECENTIORIS AEVI Vol V. p. 88.
- ^ http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.catholica.va%2Fnews_services%2Fbulletin%2Fnews%2F30073.php%3Findex%3D30073%26lang%3Den
External links and additional sources[]
- Cheney, David M. "Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
- Chow, Gabriel. "Metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. (for Chronology of Bishops)self-published
Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Provinces in Mexico | |
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Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic dioceses established in the 16th century
- Religious organizations established in 1535
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antequera, Oaxaca
- Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico
- 1535 establishments in New Spain