Archdiocese of Durango
Archidioecesis Durangensis
Arquidiócesis de Durango
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Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
| Metropolitan | Durango, Durango |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 42,264 sq mi (109,460 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,785,000 1,642,200 (92%) |
| Parishes | 105 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 September 1620 (403 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez |
| Bishops emeritus | Héctor González Martinez Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdgo.org | |
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango (Latin: Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan ArchdioceseinMexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.[1][2]
The diocese had been erected in 1620 as the diocese for the entire northern area of New Spain and is considered a mother diocese-Sonora, Archdiocese of Santa Fe and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Erected: 28 September 1620
Elevated: 23 June 1891
24°01′22″N 104°39′14″W / 24.0228°N 104.6540°W / 24.0228; -104.6540
