Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco

History

• The Diocese of Acapulco / Acapulcan was erected on 18 March 1958, on territory split off from the then Diocese of Chilapa
• On 1964.10.27 it lost territory to establish Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, now its suffragan.
• It was elevated on 10 February 1983 to Metropolitan Archdiocese of Acapulco.

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Bishops

Episcopal Ordinaries

• 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.