Metropolitan Archdiocese of México, Mexico

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2017.12.07 – ...):	Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (74) Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli
Auxiliary Bishop (2019.02.16 – ...):	Bishop Salvador González Morales (52) Titular Bishop of Lacubaza
Auxiliary Bishop (2019.02.16 – ...):	Bishop Carlos Enrique Samaniego López (51) Titular Bishop of Cillium
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.01.25 – ...):	Bishop Luis Manuel Pérez Raygoza (51) Titular Bishop of Suava
Auxiliary Bishop (2020.01.25 – ...):	Bishop Héctor Mario Pérez Villareal (54) Titular Bishop of Bennefa
Auxiliary Bishop (2021.07.03 – ...):	Bishop Andrés Luis García Jasso (51) Titular Bishop of Tipasa in Numidia
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.09.15 – ...):	Bishop Francisco Javier Acero Pérez, O.A.R. (50) Titular Bishop of Sufasar

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of México (Roman Rite)

Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes (74)
(2017.12.07 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli
Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico)

Que todos sean uno

Born:	1950.01.09 (Tepic, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1973.04.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.06.29
Created Cardinal:	2016.11.19

Priest of Tepic (Mexico) (1973.04.22 – 1997.05.28)

Bishop of Texcoco (Mexico) (1997.05.28 – 2009.02.05)

General Secretary of Latin American Episcopal Council (2000 – 2003)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2003 – 2007.07.12)

General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2004 – 2006)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2006 – 2012.11.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tlalnepantla (Mexico) (2009.02.05 – 2017.12.07)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (2011.05.19 – 2015.05.13)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Fabiano e Venanzio a Villa Fiorelli (2016.11.19 [2017.06.11] – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (2017.12.07 – ...)

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera (82)
(1995.06.13 – 2017.12.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of México (Mexico)

Lumen Gentium

Born:	1942.06.06 (La Purísima, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1966.07.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1985.12.21
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21

Priest of Durango (Mexico) (1966.07.03 – 1985.11.05)

Bishop of Tehuacán (Mexico) (1985.11.05 – 1995.06.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1995.06.13 – 2017.12.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Francesco d’Assisi a Ripa Grande (1998.02.21 [1998.10.18] – ...)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2010.10.23 – 2014.02.24)

Member of Council for the Economy (2014.03.08 – 2019.03.08)

Cardinal Ernesto Corripio Ahumada
(1977.07.19 – 1994.09.29)

Nuestro vivir es Cristo

Born:	1919.06.29 (Tampico, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1942.10.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1953.03.19
Created Cardinal:	1979.06.30
Died:	2008.04.10 (La Noria, Mexico † 88)

Priest of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1942.10.15 – 1952.12.27)

Titular Bishop of Zapara (1952.12.27 – 1956.02.25)

Bishop of Ciudad Victoria–Tamaulipas (Mexico) (1956.02.25 – 1958.02.25)

Bishop of Tampico (Mexico) (1958.02.25 – 1967.07.25)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1967 – 1973)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antequera (Mexico) (1967.07.25 – 1976.03.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles (Mexico) (1976.03.08 – 1977.07.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1977.07.19 – 1994.09.29)

Cardinal-Priest of Immacolata al Tiburtino (1979.06.30 – 2008.04.10)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1980 – 1982)

Cardinal Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez
(1956.06.28 – 1977.07.19)

Pax nostra ipse est

Born:	1895.12.19 (León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1918.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1937.12.08
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1986.03.15 (León, Mexico † 90)

Priest of León (Mexico) (1918.10.28 – 1937.10.01)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1937.10.01 – 1955.12.20)

Titular Archbishop of Selymbria (1955.12.20 – 1956.06.28)

Coadjutor Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1955.12.20 – 1956.06.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1956.06.28 – 1977.07.19)

President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1958 – 1963)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe a Monte Mario (1969.04.30 – 1986.03.15)

Archbishop Luis María Martínez y Rodríguez
(1937.02.20 – 1956.02.09)

Born:	1881.01.09 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1904.11.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.09.30
Died:	1956.02.09 († 75)

Titular Bishop of Anemurium (1923.06.08 – 1934.11.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico) (1923.06.08 – 1934.11.10)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (1934.11.10 – 1937.02.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1937.02.20 – 1956.02.09)

Archbishop Pascual Díaz y Barreto, S.J.
(1929.06.25 – 1936.05.19)

Born:	1876.06.22 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1896
Consecrated Bishop:	1923.02.02
Died:	1936.05.19 († 59)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1922.12.11 – 1929.06.25)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1929.06.25 – 1936.05.19)

Archbishop José Mora y del Rio
(1908.11.27 – 1928.04.22)

Born:	1854.02.24 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1877.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1893.03.19
Died:	1928.04.22 († 74)

Bishop of Tehuantepec (Mexico) (1893.01.19 – 1901.09.12)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1901.09.12 – 1907.09.15)

Bishop of León (Mexico) (1907.09.15 – 1908.11.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1908.11.27 – 1928.04.22)

Archbishop Próspero María Alarcón y Sánchez de la Barquera
(1891.12.17 – 1908.03.30)

Born:	1827.07.29 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1855.03.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1892.02.07
Died:	1908.03.30 († 80)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1891.12.17 – 1908.03.30)

Archbishop Pelagio Antonio de Labastida y Dávalos
(1863.03.18 – 1891.02.04)

Born:	1816.03.21 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1839.11.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1855.07.08
Died:	1891.02.04 († 74)

Bishop of Puebla–Tlaxcala (Mexico) (1855.03.23 – 1863.03.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1863.03.18 – 1891.02.04)

Archbishop José Lázaro de la Garza y Ballesteros
(1850.09.20 – 1862.03.11)

Born:	1785.12.16 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1815
Consecrated Bishop:	1837.10.08
Died:	1862.03.11 († 76)

Bishop of Sonora (Mexico) (1837.03.19 – 1850.09.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1850.09.20 – 1862.03.11)

Archbishop Manuel Posada y Garduño
(1839.12.23 – 1846.04.30)

Born:	1780.09.27 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1819.04.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1840.05.31
Died:	1846.04.30 († 65)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1839.12.23 – 1846.04.30)

Archbishop Pedro José de Fonte y Hernández Miravete
(1815.09.04 – 1837.11.15)

Born:	1777.03.13 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1816.06.29
Died:	1839.06.11 († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1815.09.04 – 1837.11.15)

Archbishop Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
(1802.05.24 – 1815.01.01)

Born:	1749.12.03 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1796.02.21
Died:	1815.01.01 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Thaumaci (1795.12.18 – 1800.08.11)

Auxiliary Bishop of Toledo (Spain) (1795.12.18 – 1800.08.11)

Bishop of Teruel (Spain) (1800.08.11 – 1802.05.24)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1802.05.24 – 1815.01.01)

Archbishop Iledfonso Núñez de Haro y Peralta
(1772.03.30 – 1800.05.26)

Born:	1729.10.31 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1772.09.13
Died:	1800.05.26 († 70)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1772.03.30 – 1800.05.26)

Archbishop Francisco Antonio de Lorenzana y Butrón (later Cardinal)
(1766.04.14 – 1772.01.27)

Born:	1722.09.22 (Spain)
Ordained Priest:	1751
Consecrated Bishop:	1765.08.11
Created Cardinal:	1789.03.30
Died:	1804.04.17 († 81)

Bishop of Plasencia (Spain) (1765.06.05 – 1766.04.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1766.04.14 – 1772.01.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Toledo (Spain) (1772.01.27 – 1800.12.15)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. XII Apostoli (1797.07.24 – 1804.04.17)

Archbishop Manuel José Rubio y Salinas
(1748.01.29 – 1765.07.03)

Born:	1703.06.29 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1749.08.24
Died:	1765.07.03 († 62)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1748.01.29 – 1765.07.03)

Archbishop Juan Antonio de Vizarrón y Eguiarreta
(1730.07.24 – 1747.01.25)

Born:	1682.09.02 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1731.05.13
Died:	1747.01.25 († 64)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1730.07.24 – 1747.01.25)

Bishop José Hendaya Haro
(1728 – 1729.10.05 not possessed)

Born:	1686 (Philippines)
Consecrated Bishop:	1724.10.29
Died:	1729.10.05 († 42)

Bishop of Oviedo (Spain) (1724.09.11 – 1729.10.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1728 – 1729.10.05 not possessed)

Archbishop José Pérez de Lanciego Eguiluz y Mirafuentes, O.S.B.
(1714.03.21 – 1728.01.25)

Born:	1655 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1714.11.04
Died:	1728.01.25 († 72)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1714.03.21 – 1728.01.25)

Archbishop Juan de Ortega Cano Montañez y Patiño
(1700.06.21 – 1708.12.16)

Born:	1627.07.02 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1675.03.24
Died:	1708.12.16 († 81)

Bishop of Durango (Mexico) (1674.04.16 – 1675.09.09)

Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1675.09.09 – 1682.06.08)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1682.06.08 – 1700.06.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1700.06.21 – 1708.12.16)

Archbishop Francisco de Aguiar y Seijas y Ulloa
(1682.04.20 – 1698.08.14)

Born:	1642 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1678.11.20
Died:	1698.08.14 († 55)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1677.08.30 – 1682.04.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1682.04.20 – 1698.08.14)

Archbishop Payo Enríquez de Rivera Manrique, O.E.S.A.
(1668.09.17 – 1681.06.30)

Born:	1613.04.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1658.09
Died:	1684.04.08 († 70)

Bishop of Guatemala (Guatemala) (1657 – 1668.01.16)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1668.01.16 – 1668.09.17)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1668.09.17 – 1681.06.30)

Archbishop Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M.
(1666.12.15 – 1667.05.14)

Born:	1592.04.24 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1633.06.06
Died:	1667.05.14 († 75)

Bishop of Chiapas (Mexico) (1633.01.31 – 1639.05.30)

Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1639.05.30 – 1666.12.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1666.12.15 – 1667.05.14)

Archbishop Juan Alonso de Cuevas y Davaols
(1664.04.28 – 1665.09.02)

Born:	1590.11.25 (Mexico)
Consecrated Bishop:	1658
Died:	1665.09.02 († 74)

Bishop of Antequera (Mexico) (1658.01.19 – 1664.04.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1664.04.28 – 1665.09.02)

Archbishop Mateo de Sagade Bugueiro
(1655.09.19 – 1664.01.28)

Born:	1605 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1656.07.25
Died:	1672.08.26 († 66)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1655.09.19 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Cádiz (Spain) (1662 – 1662)

Bishop of Algeciras (1662 – 1662)

Bishop of León (Spain) (1662 – 1664.01.28)

Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1664.01.28 – 1672.08.26)

Archbishop Marcelo Lopez de Azcona
(1652.04.29 – 1654.11.10)

Consecrated Bishop:	1653.07.25
Died:	1654.11.10

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1652.04.29 – 1654.11.10)

Archbishop Juan de Mañozca y Zamora
(1643.11.16 – 1650.12.12)

Born:	1580 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1645.02.24
Died:	1650.12.12 († 69)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) ([1643.06.14] 1643.11.16 – 1650.12.12)

Archbishop Feliciano de la Vega Padilla
(1639.03.22 – 1640.12)

Died:

1640.12

Bishop of Popayán (Colombia) (1631 – 1633)

Bishop of La Paz (Bolivia) (1633 – 1639.03.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1639.03.22 – 1640.12)

Archbishop Francisco de Manso Zuñiga y Sola
(1627.08.09 – 1634.07.20)

Born:	1587 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1628.04.12
Died:	1655.12.27 († 67)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1627.08.09 – 1634.07.20)

Archbishop-Bishop of Cartagena (Spain) (1637.10.05 – 1640.10.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Burgos (Spain) (1640.10.08 – 1655.12.27)

Archbishop Juan Pérez de la Serna
(1613.01.18 – 1627.07.19)

Born:	1570 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1613.05.13
Died:	1631.08.08 († 60)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1613.01.18 – 1627.07.19)

Archbishop-Bishop of Zamora (Spain) (1627.07.19 – 1631.08.08)

Archbishop García Guerra, O.P.
(1607.12.03 – 1612.02.22)

Born:	1560 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1608
Died:	1612.02.22 († 51)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) ([1607.10.29] 1607.12.03 – 1612.02.22)

Archbishop García de Santa María Mendoza y Zúñiga, O.S.H.
(1601.02.12 – 1606.10.05)

Consecrated Bishop:	1601.08.15
Died:	1606.10.05

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) ([1600.12.06] 1601.02.12 – 1606.10.05)

Archbishop Alonso Fernández de Bonilla
(1592.05.22 – 1600)

Consecrated Bishop:	1593
Died:	1600

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1592.05.22 – 1600)

Patriarch Pedro Moya de Contreras
(1573.06.17 – 1591.12.07)

Born:	(Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1573.11.21
Died:	1591.12.07

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1573.06.17 – 1591.12.07)

Patriarch of Indias Occidentales (1591.01.15 – 1591.12.07)

Archbishop Alfonso de Montufar, O.P.
(1551.10.05 – 1572.03.07)

Born:	1489 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1554
Died:	1572.03.07 († 82)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1551.10.05 – 1572.03.07)

Archbishop Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M.
(1546.02.12 – 1548.06.03)

Born:	1468 (Spain)
Consecrated Bishop:	1533.04.27
Died:	1548.06.03 († 79)

Bishop of México (Mexico) (1530.08.20 – 1546.02.12)

Metropolitan Archbishop of México (Mexico) (1546.02.12 – 1548.06.03)

Bishops of México (Roman Rite)

Bishop Juan de Zumárraga, O.F.M. (later Archbishop)
(1530.08.20 – 1546.02.12)

(see above)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop Miguel Darío Miranda Gómez (later Cardinal) (1955.12.20 – 1956.06.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Daniel Rivera Sánchez, M.Sp.S. (2020.01.25 – 2021.01.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Estrada Solórzano (63) (2013.05.28 – 2019.05.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Crispin Ojeda Márquez (72) (2011.06.04 – 2018.07.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Andrés Vargas Peña (77) (2010.06.22 – 2019.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca (62) (2010.06.22 – 2019.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco (79) (2009.05.07 – 2019.09.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Florencio Armando Colín Cruz (73) (2008.11.27 – 2019.02.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos Briseño Arch, O.A.R. (64) (2006.05.20 – 2018.11.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Victor Valentin Sánchez Espinosa (74) (later Archbishop) (2004.03.02 – 2009.02.05)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Antonio Ortega Franco, C.O. (2004.02.11 – 2019.02.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Clavel Gil (88) (2001.06.27 – 2013.05.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona (77) (2001.06.27 – 2011.03.18)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Rogelio Esquivel Medina (2001.06.27 – 2008.06.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Felipe Tejeda García, M.Sp.S. (2000.01.29 – 2010.07.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Guillermo Rodrigo Teodoro Ortiz Mondragón (2000.01.29 – 2005.10.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Luis Fletes Santana (76) (2000.01.29 – 2003.05.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (78) (1998.01.05 – 2008.02.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (83) (1997.03.11 – 2004.01.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Abelardo Alvarado Alcántara (1985.04.26 – 2008.07.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Ricardo Watty Urquidi, M.Sp.S. (1980.05.27 – 1989.11.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Genaro Alamilla Arteaga (1980.01.26 – 1989.10.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Carlos Talavera Ramírez (1980.01.15 – 1984.03.14)
Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Luis Mena Arroyo (1979.07.27 – 1995.09.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Maria Aguilera González (1979.06.05 – 1996.01.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Javier Lozano Barragán (later Cardinal) (1979.06.05 – 1984.10.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jorge Martínez Martínez (1971.06.05 – 1994.08.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alfredo Torres Romero (1967.12.30 – 1975.01.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Luis Mena Arroyo (later Archbishop) (1961.07.13 – 1964.09.01)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Villalón Mercado (1952.04.01 – 1983.02.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francisco Orozco Lomelín (1952.03.19 – 1990.10.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Archbishop Guglielmo Piani, S.D.B. (1951.04.13 – 1956.09.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Maximino Ruiz y Flores (1920.03.08 – 1949.05.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Juan Manuel de Irrizarri y Peralta (1840.04.27 – 1849.05.01)