Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monterrey


The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The Archdiocese of Monterrey is a Metropolitan Archdiocese; its suffragans dioceses include the dioceses of Ciudad Victoria, Linares, Matamoros, Nuevo Laredo, Piedras Negras, Saltillo and Tampico. was the archdiocese seat

History

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 and finally, on June 9, 1922, Monterrey.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  1. Juan Antonio de Jesús Sacedón Sánchez, OFM †
  2. Rafael José Verger y Suau, OFM
  3. Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés, OFM
  4. Primo Feliciano Marín y Porras, OFM
  5. José Ignacio de Arancibia y Hormaguei, OFM
  6. José María de Jesús Belaunzarán y Ureña, OFM
  7. Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto
  8. Jose Ignacio Sánchez Navarro
  9. Francisco de Paula Verea y González named Bishop of Tlaxcala
  10. José María Ignacio Montes de Oca y Obregón named Bishop of San Luis Potosí
  11. Blasius Enciso, OSA
  12. Jacinto López y Romo named Archbishop of Guadalajara
  13. Santiago de los Santos Garza Zambrano
  14. Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres named Archbishop of Michoacán
  15. Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete
  16. José Juan de Jesús Herrera y Piña
  17. José Guadalupe Ortíz y López
  18. Guillermo Tritschler y Córdova
  19. Alfonso Espino y Silva
  20. José de Jesús Tirado Pedraza
  21. Adolfo Suárez Rivera elevated to Cardinal in 1994
  22. Francisco Robles Ortega named Archbishop of Guadalajara; elevated to Cardinal in 2007
  23. Rogelio Cabrera López

    Coadjutor bishop