Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango (Latin: Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Culiacán, Mazatlán and Torreón as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.
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Early history
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, St Louis, New Mexico and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Ordinaries
- Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y González, O.S.A. (1620–1631)
- Alonso de Franco y Luna (1632–1639)
- Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, O.S.B. (1639–1653)
- Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin (1655–1658)
- Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe (1659–1671)
- Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (1672–1675)
- Bartolomé Garcia de Escañuela, O.F.M. (1676–1684)
- Manuel de Herrera, O.F.M. (1686–1689)
- García Felipe de Legazpi y Velasco Altamirano y Albornoz (1691–1700)
- Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza (1699–1704)
- Ignacio Diez de la Barrera (1705–1709)
- Pedro de Tapiz y Garcia (1714–1722)
- Benito Crespo y Monroy, O.S. (1722–1734)
- Martín de Elizacoechea (1735–1745)
- Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle (shop–1757)
- Pedro Zamorana Romezal (1757–1768)
- José Vicente Díaz Bravo, O. Carm. (1769–1772)
- Antonio Macarayuca Minguilla de Aguilain (1772–1781)
- Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (1783–1793)
- José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, O.F.M. (1794–1794)
- Francisco Gabriel de Olivares y Benito (1795–1812)
- Juan Francisco Castañiza Larrea y Gonzalez de Agüero (1815–1825)
- José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante (1831–1863)
- José Vicente Salinas e Infanzón (1868–1894)
- Santiago de Zubiría y Manzanera (1895–1909)
- Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (1909–1923)
- José María González Valencia (1924–1959)
- Lucio Torreblanca (1959–1961)
- Antonio López Aviña (1961–1993)
- José Trinidad Medel Pérez (1993–2002)
- Héctor González Martínez (2003–present)
Present Bishops
- Archbishop: Héctor González Martínez
- Auxiliary Bishop: Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes
- Archbishop Emeritus: José Trinidad Medel Pérez
See also
External links and references
- "Archdiocese of Durango". Catholic-Hierarchy. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/ddura.html. Retrieved 2007-01-28.
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