Archdiocese of Acapulco Archidioecesis Acapulcana Arquidiócesis de Acapulco | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,185 sq mi (18,610 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 4,074,000 2,940,000 (72.2%) |
Parishes | 78 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 18 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 | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco ( Latin: Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.
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.
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.
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.
(all Roman Rite native Mexicans)
The Metropolitan's suffragan sees are :