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The Catholic Church in Mexico is part of the worldwide Catholic Church, under the spiritual leadership of the Pope and curia in Rome.

The Roman Catholic Church is the world's largest Christian Church, and its largest religious grouping. The 2000 census reported that Mexico had some 75 million Roman Catholics among the population aged five and above, which equates to around 88% of the total population. The country is divided into 88 Dioceses, and there are 13,700 priests and 36,000 men and women in religious orders.


Within Mexico the hierarchy consists of:

  • Archbishopric
    • Bishopric


Others: There are also separate Maronite, Melkite and Armenian Catholic jurisdictions.

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