Roman Catholic Archdiocese of León explained

Jurisdiction:Archdiocese
León
Latin:Archidioecesis Leonensis
Local:Arquidiócesis de León
Country: Mexico
Metropolitan:León, Guanajuato
Province:Province of León
Area Sqmi:3,395
Population:3,795,967
Population As Of:2004
Catholics:3,416,000
Catholics Percent:90
Parishes:98
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:26 January 1863 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Light
Bishop:Jaime Calderón Calderón
Bishop Title:Archbishop
Map:Arquidiócesis de León.svg
Website:arquileon.org

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of León (Latin: Archidioecesis Leonensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or Metropolitan diocese of the Roman Catholic Church based in the Mexican city of León, Guanajuato. It currently covers an area of 41,940 km2, and has a population of 6,500,000, including the states of Guanajuato and Querétaro. It was created as the Diocese of León on January 26, 1863, by Pope Pius IX, and elevated to the rank of a metropolitan archdiocese by Pope Benedict XVI on November 25, 2006, with the suffragan sees of Celaya, Irapuato, and Querétaro.

The archdiocese's motherchurch and thus seat of its archbishop is the Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Luz.

Boundaries

The Archdiocese of León is the metropolitan see of the suffragan dioceses of Irapuato, Celaya, Querétaro.

The Archdiocese of León covers the municipalities of León, Guanajuato, San Felipe, Ocampo, San Francisco del Rincón, Purísima del Rincón, Romita, Silao and Cd. Manuel Doblado.

The Diocese of Irapuato includes the municipalities of Abasolo, Cuerámaro, Huanímaro, Irapuato, Jaral del Progreso, Pénjamo, Pueblo Nuevo, Salamanca, and Valle de Santiago.

The Diocese of Celaya covers 11 municipalities: San Diego de la Unión, Dolores Hidalgo, San Luis de la Paz, San Miguel de Allende, Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas, Comonfort, Villagrán, Celaya, Apaseo el Grande, Cortazar, and Apaseo el Alto.

The Diocese of Querétaro covers 18 municipalities of the State of Querétaro and 7 municipalities of Guanajuato: Atarjea, Docto Mora, San José Iturbide, Santa Catarina, Tierra Blanca, Victoria, and Xichú.

Bishops

List of Ordinaries of León

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishop

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

See also

External links

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