Archdiocese of Acapulco
The Archdiocese of Acapulco is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to Our Lady of Solitude, in the touristic port city of Acapulco. It is currently led by Archbishop Leopoldo González González.
History
The Diocese of Acapulco / Acapulcan was erected on 18 March 1958, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Chilapa It lost territory to establish Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano on 27 October 1964. It was elevated on 10 February 1983 to the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Acapulco.Statistics
As of 2014, the archdiocese pastorally served 2,039,000 Catholics on 18,000 km² in 78 parishes and 4 missions with 132 priests, 19 deacons, 152 lay religious and 33 seminarians.Bishops
Episcopal Ordinaries
;Suffragan Bishops of Acapulco- José del Pilar Quezada Valdez, died 1985
- Rafael Bello Ruiz, succeeding as previous Titular Bishop of Segia and Auxiliary Bishop of Acapulco
- Rafael Bello Ruiz, died 2008
- Felipe Aguirre Franco, previously Titular Bishop of Otricoli as Auxiliary Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez , succeeding as Bishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Coadjutor Archbishop of Acapulco
- * Auxiliary Bishop : Juan Navarro Castellanos, Titular Bishop of Caput Cilla ; next Bishop of Tuxpan
- Carlos Garfias Merlos, previously Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano , Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl ; next Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia
- Leopoldo González González, previously Titular Bishop of Voncaria as Auxiliary Bishop of Archdiocese of Morelia , Bishop of Tapachula .
Coadjutor bishop
- Felipe Aguirre Franco
Auxiliary bishops
- Rafael Bello Ruiz, appointed Bishop here
- Juan Navarro Castellanos, appointed Bishop of Tuxpan, Veracruz
Ecclesiastical province
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, its mother
- Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, its daughter
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Tlapa.