The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico

Mexico

The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...

. Based in the city of Durango

Durango, Durango

-Climate:The city of Durango has a semi-arid climate, classified as Bsk in the Koppen system. The climate is temperate in the western portion , with the average annual temperature being 15 °C and consisting of an average annual rainfall of 1,600 millimeters. In the eastern region, the average...

, it is responsible for the suffragan dioceses of Culiacán

Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.-Ordinaries:*José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez *José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M...

, Mazatlán

Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.-Ordinaries:...

 and Torreón

Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Torreón is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango.The diocese was the second one created in the state of Coahuila. It comprises the five municipalities that form the Laguna region of the State: Torreón, Francisco I. Madero, Viesca, Matamoros and San Pedro...

 as well as the Territorial Prelature of El Salto

Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Salto

The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of El Salto is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango.-Ordinaries:*Francisco Medina Ramirez, O.C.D. *Manuel Mireles Vaquera - Prelate Emeritus...

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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
  Auxiliary bishop
  An auxiliary bishop, in the Roman Catholic Church, is an additional bishop assigned to a diocese because the diocesan bishop is unable to perform his functions, the diocese is so extensive that it requires more than one bishop to administer, or the diocese is attached to a royal or imperial office...
  
  : Juan de Dios Caballero Reyes
• Archbishop Emeritus: José Trinidad Medel Pérez