Archdiocese of Monterrey
Archidioecesis Monterreyensis
Arquidiócesis de Monterrey
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Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 17,866 km2 (6,898 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2008) 6,809,345 5,146,211 (75.5%) |
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| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Cathedral | Catedral Metropolitana de Nuestra Señora de Monterrey (Metropolitan Cathedral of Our Lady of Monterrey) |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rogelio Cabrera López |
| Auxiliary Bishops |
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| Bishops emeritus | José Lizares Estrada |
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The Archdiocese of Monterrey (Latin: Archidioecesis Monterreyensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a metropolitan see; its suffragan dioceses are the Ciudad Victoria, Linares, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Saltillo and Tampico.[1]
The Diocese of Monterrey was erected by Papal Bull "Relata Semper" by Pope Pius VI on December 15, 1777. The diocese's territory was taken from the Dioceses of Mexico, Michoacan and, mainly, Guadalajara. It encompassed the modern states of Nuevo Leon, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Texas. It was first called the Diocese of Linares, then Linares-Monterrey. Its name was changed to Monterrey on June 9, 1922.[2][3]
25°39′56″N 100°18′36″W / 25.6656°N 100.3100°W / 25.6656; -100.3100
