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Archdiocese of Acapulco

Archidioecesis Acapulcana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 10 February 1983
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Guerrero
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 18,000 (6,952 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sur
  • Mailing Address: Arzobispado, Quebrado 16, Apdo. 201, 39300 Acapulco, Gro., Mexico
  • Telephone: (744)483-05-63; 483-58-41
  • Fax: 482-07-63

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Acapulco
18 March 1958ErectedDiocese of Chilapa (Coahuayutla, La Unión, Petatlán, Tecpán, Atoyac, Benito Juárez, Coyuca de Benítez, Acapulco, San Marcos, Tecoanapa, Ayutla, Florencio Villareal, Cauatepec , Cópala, San Luis Acatlán, Azoyú, Cuajinicuilapa, Igualapa, Ometepec, Tlacoachistlahuaca, and ...) Diocese of Acapulco (erected)
27 October 1964Territory LostDiocese of Acapulco (La Union, Coahuayutla, and Zihuatanejo)
Diocese of Chilapa (Zirandaro, Coyuca-de-Catalan, Pungarabato or Ciudad Altamirano, Cutzamala, Tlapehuala, Tlalchapa, Ajuchitlan, San Miguel Totolapan, and Arcelia)
Diocese of Toluca (Tlatlaya, Amatepec, Tejupilco, Sultepec, Otzoloapan, and Zacazonapan)
Diocese of Tacámbaro (San Lucas and Huetamo)
Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (erected)
Archdiocese of Acapulco
10 February 1983ElevatedDiocese of Acapulco Archdiocese of Acapulco

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Acapulco
1958400,000.0%3636023ap1960
1963432,000450,00096.0%3223412,705912634ap1967
1970432,000450,00096.0%393911,076913736ap1971
1976722,000750,00096.3%4885612,8921915443ap1977
1980828,000932,00088.8%56106612,54562115047ap1981
Archdiocese of Acapulco
19902,620,0003,100,00084.5%57106739,104121812755ap1991
19992,730,0002,860,00095.5%841610027,300163621781ap2000
20002,740,0003,860,00071.0%911610725,607152820080ap2001
20012,795,0003,900,00071.7%891810726,121163020082ap2002
20022,836,0003,955,00071.7%901810826,259202020484ap2003
20032,860,0003,965,00072.1%951811325,309203018384ap2004
20042,865,0003,970,00072.2%891910826,527203117186ap2005
20052,908,0004,030,00072.2%921911126,198203114078ap2006
20062,940,0004,074,00072.2%892311226,250193514078ap2007
20113,049,0004,244,00071.8%1072212923,635223315084ap2012
20123,074,0004,258,00072.2%1062012624,396212118784ap2013
20151,252,5691,468,11785.3%1051612110,351162110576ap2016
20181,272,1801,589,28780.0%111201319,711132312376ap2019
20201,272,1801,589,28780.0%112201329,637132612076ap2021
20221,297,0001,620,00080.1%115201359,607132612376ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Acapulco
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 716, to Page 718
  • Archdiocese of Acapulco
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 597, and Page 598

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