Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Archidioecesis Antequerensis | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Antequera |
Population - Catholics | 1,132,000 [1] |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
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 | Pedro Vázquez Villalobos |
Bishops emeritus | José Luis Chávez Botello Archbishop emeritus of Antequera, Oaxaca |
Map | |
Website | |
arzobispadodeoaxaca.org |
The Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca (Latin : 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 episcopal see of Oaxaca. It was erected on June 21, 1535.
The archdiocese covers part of the state of Oaxaca. A metropolitan see, its episcopal conference includes the suffragan dioceses of Puerto Escondido, Tehuantepec, Tuxtepec and the territorial prelatures of Huautla and Mixes. It is currently led by Archbishop Pedro Vázquez Villalobos.
As of 2004 [update] , the archdiocese contained 113 parishes, 126 active diocesan priests, 39 religious priests, and 940,000 Catholics. It also had 268 women religious, 59 religious brothers, and 21 permanent deacons.
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their tenure of service:
elevated June 23, 1891
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