Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Mexico

Archdiocese of Mexico Archidioecesis Mexicanensis Arquidiócesis de México
Coat of Arms of the Archdiocese of Mexico
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Mexico
Statistics
Area	799.8 km2 (308.8 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2019) 5,265,309 4,212,247 (80%)
Parishes	307
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	2 September 1530 (493 years ago)
Cathedral	Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary into Heavens
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Archbishop	Carlos Aguiar Retes
Auxiliary Bishops	Francisco Javier Acero Pérez Andrés Luis García Jasso Salvador González Morales Luis Manuel Pérez Raygoza Héctor Mario Pérez Villarreal Carlos Enrique Samaniego López
Bishops emeritus	Norberto Rivera Carrera Francisco Clavel Gil José Luis Fletes Santana
Map
Website
www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx

The Archdiocese of Mexico (Latin: Archidioecesis Mexicanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church that is situated in Mexico City, Mexico. It was erected as a diocese on 2 September 1530 and elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1546.^[1][2] The archdiocese is one of the largest in the world, with over four million Catholics, surpassed only by Kinshasa, Guadalajara, São Paulo, Puebla de los Ángeles, Santiago de Guatemala, and Milan.

Prior to 2019, the archdiocese was the largest in the world, with nearly 8 million Catholics. In September 2019, Pope Francis approved the division of the archdiocese, erecting three new suffragan dioceses from its territory: Azcapotzalco, Iztapalapa, and Xochimilco.^[3] These are the only three suffragans within the ecclesiastical province of which the archdiocese is the metropolitan see. Today, the archdiocese's territory comprises most of Mexico City, with the exception of the three new dioceses, each of which is coextensive with its eponymous borough.

The cathedra of the archdiocese is found within the Metropolitan Cathedral in Mexico City.