Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Mexico
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.
Diocesan bishops
The following is a list of the bishops and archbishops and their tenure of service:
Diocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca
elevated June 23, 1891
Coadjutor bishops
Auxiliary bishops
Francisco Ramón Valentín de Casaus y Torres , O.P. (1807–1815), appointed Archbishop of Guatemala
José María Irigoyen y Munoz Cano (1842–1843)
Francisco Garcia Cantarines (1845–1847)
José de Jesús Clemens Alba Palacios (1954–1959), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca; but was auxiliary here again, 1970–1984
Bartolomé Carrasco Briseño (1967–1971), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas; but returned here as Archbishop, 1976
Miguel Angel Alba Díaz (1995–2001), appointed Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (2006–2010), appointed Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero (2012–2018), was Celaya Diocese seminary rector when appointed here;[ 6] appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla
See also
References
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