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Archdiocese of Durango () is a

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. Based in the city of

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, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of

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as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto."Metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango"
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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-

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and Chihuahua were formed from Durango as population expanded in the 18th and 19th Centuries. It became a metropolitan archdiocese in 1891.

Bishops

Ordinaries

;''Diocese of Durango'' ''Erected: 28 September 1620'' * Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A. (12 Oct 1620 – 28 Jan 1631 Died)"Bishop Gonzalo Hernandez y Hermosillo y Gonzalez, O.S.A."
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Alfonso de Franco y Luna Alfonso de Franco y Luna (1572–1645) was a Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of La Paz (1639–1645) and Bishop of Durango (1632–1639). Biography Alfonso de Franco y Luna was born in 1572 in Alcalá de Henares, Spain. On 7 June 1632, ...

(7 Jun 1632 – 30 May 1639 Appointed, Bishop of La Paz)"Bishop Alfonso de Franco y Luna"
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Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés Francisco Diego Díaz de Quintanilla y de Hevía y Valdés, Order of Saint Benedict, O.S.B. (4 October 1587 – 6 December 1656) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca (1655–1656) and Bishop of Durango (1639–16 ...

, O.S.B. (8 Aug 1639 – 14 May 1655 Appointed,

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Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin (died 27 December 1658) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1655–1658). Biography On 31 May 1655, Pedro de Barrientos Lomelin was appointed during the papacy of Pope Alexander VII as Bisho ...

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Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe (1599 – 21 September 1671) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Durango (1659–1671). Biography Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe was born in Tecamachalco, Mexico in 1599. On 17 November 1659, he was appointed d ...

(17 Nov 1659 – 21 Sep 1671 Died)"Bishop Juan Aguirre y Gorozpe"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016 * Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño (16 Apr 1674 – 9 Sep 1675 Appointed,

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, O.F.M. (16 Nov 1676 – 20 Nov 1684 Died) * Manuel de Herrera, O.F.M. (13 May 1686 – 31 Jan 1689 Died) *

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(27 Aug 1691 – 8 Aug 1701 Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán) * Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza (3 Oct 1701 – 19 May 1704 Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán)"Bishop Manuel de Escalante Colombres y Mendoza"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016 * Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida (16 Nov 1705 – 20 Sep 1709 Died)"Bishop Ignacio Diez de la Barrera y Bastida"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 24, 2016 * Pedro de Tapiz y Garcia (26 Feb 1714 – 13 Apr 1722 Died) *Benito Crespo y Monroy, O.S. (9 Oct 1722 – 20 Jan 1734 Confirmed, Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)) *Martín de Elizacoechea (27 Jul 1735 – 8 Mar 1745 Confirmed, Bishop of Michoacán) *Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle (10 Apr 1747 – 26 Sep 1757 Appointed, Bishop of Michoacán) *Pedro Zamorana Romezal (19 Dec 1757 – 21 Dec 1768 Died) *José Vicente Díaz Bravo, O. Carm. (20 Nov 1769 – 24 Apr 1772 Died) *Antonio Macarulla Minguilla de Aguilain (14 Dec 1772 – 12 Jun 1781 Died) *Esteban Lorenzo de Tristán y Esmenota (15 Dec 1783 – 17 Jun 1793 Appointed, Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco) *José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, O.F.M. (21 Feb 1794 – 19 Aug 1794 Died)J. Benedict Warren, "An Introductory Survey of Secular Writings in the European Tradition on Colonial Middle America, 1503-1818, item 93, "José Joaquín Granados y Gálvez, (1734-94)" in ''Handbook of Middle American Indians, vol. 13. Guide to Ethnohistorical Sources'', Howard F. Cline, volume editor. Austin: University of Texas Press 1973, p.89. *Francisco Gabriel de Olivares y Benito (22 Feb 1795 – 26 Feb 1812 Died) *Juan Francisco Castañiza Larrea y Gonzalez de Agüero (18 Dec 1815 – 29 Oct 1825 Died) * José Antonio Laureano de Zubiría y Escalante (28 Feb 1831 – 28 Nov 1863 Died) *José Vicente Salinas e Infanzón (22 Jun 1868 – 9 Jan 1894 Died) ;''Archdiocese of Durango'' ''Elevated: 23 June 1891'' *Santiago de Zubiría y Manzanera (18 Mar 1895 – 26 Jan 1909 Died) *Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (7 Aug 1909 – 23 Jul 1923 Died) *José María González y Valencia (24 Mar 1924 – 28 Jan 1959 Died) *Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia (25 May 1959 – 23 Aug 1961 Died) *Antonio López Aviña (14 Dec 1961 – 4 Mar 1993 Retired) *José Trinidad Medel Pérez (4 Mar 1993 – 5 Jun 2002 Resigned) *Héctor González Martínez (11 Feb 2003 – 26 Sep 2014 Retired) *José Antonio Fernández Hurtado (26 Sep 2014 – 25 Jan 2019 Appointed, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla, México) *

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Auxiliary bishops

* José María González y Valencia (1922–1924), appointed Archbishop here * Francisco Ferreira Arreola (1957–1960), appointed Bishop of Texcoco, México * Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1979–1981), appointed Bishop of Mazatlán, Sinaloa * Manuel Mireles Vaquera (1982–1988), appointed Coadjutor Prelate of El Salto, Durango *

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(1989–1992), appointed Bishop of Parral, Chihuahua * Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes (1993–2008) *

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(2008–2015), appointed Bishop of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

* Nicolás Pérez Gavilán y Echeverría, appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1902 *

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, appointed Bishop of Tehuacán, Puebla in 1985; future Cardinal

Present Bishops

*Archbishop:

*Archbishop Emeritus:

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Emeritus: Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes

References

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Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 17th century Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico Roman Catholic ecclesiastical provinces in Mexico

Early history

Bishops

Ordinaries

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Present Bishops

See also

References