Santa Fe (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

John Charles Wester, Archbishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 12 February 1875
Metropolitan See
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: New Mexico
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 158,296 (61,141 Square Miles)
Conference Region: XIII (AZ, CO, NV, NM, UT, WY)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SFE
Official Web Site: https://archdiosf.org/
Mailing Address: Catholic Center, 4000 St. Joseph’s Place N.W., Albuquerque, NM 87120, USA
Telephone: (505)831-8100
Fax: 831-8115

Historical Details

Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico
- Erected: 19 July 1850
- Vicariate
- State: New Mexico
- Country: United States of America
Diocese of Santa Fe
- Latin Name: Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali
- Elevated: 29 July 1853
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
- State: New Mexico
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

John Baptist Lamy † (19 Jul 1850 Appointed - 19 Jul 1885 Resigned)
John Baptist (Jean-Baptiste) Salpointe † (18 Aug 1885 Succeeded - 7 Jan 1894 Resigned)
Placide Louis Chapelle † (7 Jan 1894 Succeeded - 1 Dec 1897 Appointed, Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
Peter Bourgade (Bougarde) † (7 Jan 1899 Appointed - 17 May 1908 Died)
John Baptist Pitaval † (1 Feb 1909 Appointed - 29 Jul 1918 Resigned)
Albert Thomas Daeger, O.F.M. † (10 Mar 1919 Appointed - 2 Dec 1932 Died)
Rudolph Aloysius Gerken † (2 Jun 1933 Appointed - 2 Mar 1943 Died)
Edwin Vincent Byrne † (12 Jun 1943 Appointed - 25 Jul 1963 Died)
James Peter Davis † (3 Jan 1964 Appointed - 1 Jun 1974 Resigned)
Robert Fortune Sanchez † (1 Jun 1974 Appointed - 6 Apr 1993 Resigned)
Michael Jarboe Sheehan † (17 Aug 1993 Appointed - 27 Apr 2015 Retired)
John Charles Wester (27 Apr 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico
19 July 1850	Erected	Diocese of Durango	Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico (erected)
Diocese of Santa Fe
29 July 1853	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of New Mexico	Diocese of Santa Fe
3 March 1868	Territory Lost	Diocese of Santa Fe	Vicariate Apostolic of Arizona (erected) Vicariate Apostolic of Colorado and Utah (erected)
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
12 February 1875	Elevated	Diocese of Santa Fe	Archdiocese of Santa Fe
16 December 1939	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Santa Fe (San Juan, McKinley, and Catron counties and parts of Rio Arriba, Sandoval, Bernalillo, and Valencia) Diocese of Tucson (Mohave, Coronino, Yavapai, Navajo, and Apache)	Diocese of Gallup (erected)
17 August 1982	Territory Lost	Diocese of El Paso (Counties of Doña Ana, Eddy, Grant, Hildago, Lea, Luna, and Otero) Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Counties of Chavez, Lincoln, and Sierra)	Diocese of Las Cruces (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

1950 205,000 450,000 45.6% 115 75 190 1,078 96 560 71 ap1951

1966 252,317 656,389 38.4% 147 132 279 904 185 626 89 ap1967

1970 678,650 .0% 122 129 251 0 275 440 ap1971*

1976 300,000 800,000 37.5% 130 82 212 1,415 22 176 353 94 ap1977

1980 325,000 822,000 39.5% 126 80 206 1,577 41 168 406 95 ap1981

1990 300,000 841,000 35.7% 129 104 233 1,287 110 177 309 92 ap1991

1999 257,258 1,044,376 24.6% 106 89 195 1,319 136 91 273 91 ap2000

2000 275,955 1,045,420 26.4% 124 84 208 1,326 147 191 263 91 ap2001

2001 286,155 1,071,238 26.7% 127 92 219 1,306 146 196 254 92 ap2002

2002 287,055 1,083,069 26.5% 131 82 213 1,347 143 189 246 92 ap2003

2003 307,436 1,111,071 27.7% 129 85 214 1,436 142 183 235 92 ap2004

2004 254,110 1,260,385 20.2% 128 86 214 1,187 199 173 245 93 ap2005

2010 314,183 1,429,000 22.0% 126 86 212 1,481 216 167 173 92 ap2011

2014 323,850 1,473,000 22.0% 126 81 207 1,564 215 139 130 93 ap2015

2017 327,964 1,310,637 25.0% 126 66 192 1,708 211 130 114 93 ap2018

2020 326,300 1,305,195 25.0% 128 73 201 1,623 220 159 84 93 ap2021

2022 328,000 1,311,611 25.0% 133 62 195 1,682 211 119 64 93 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of Santa Fe
1950	205,000	450,000	45.6%	115	75	190	1,078		96	560	71	ap1951
1966	252,317	656,389	38.4%	147	132	279	904		185	626	89	ap1967
1970		678,650	.0%	122	129	251	0		275	440		ap1971*
1976	300,000	800,000	37.5%	130	82	212	1,415	22	176	353	94	ap1977
1980	325,000	822,000	39.5%	126	80	206	1,577	41	168	406	95	ap1981
1990	300,000	841,000	35.7%	129	104	233	1,287	110	177	309	92	ap1991
1999	257,258	1,044,376	24.6%	106	89	195	1,319	136	91	273	91	ap2000
2000	275,955	1,045,420	26.4%	124	84	208	1,326	147	191	263	91	ap2001
2001	286,155	1,071,238	26.7%	127	92	219	1,306	146	196	254	92	ap2002
2002	287,055	1,083,069	26.5%	131	82	213	1,347	143	189	246	92	ap2003
2003	307,436	1,111,071	27.7%	129	85	214	1,436	142	183	235	92	ap2004
2004	254,110	1,260,385	20.2%	128	86	214	1,187	199	173	245	93	ap2005
2010	314,183	1,429,000	22.0%	126	86	212	1,481	216	167	173	92	ap2011
2014	323,850	1,473,000	22.0%	126	81	207	1,564	215	139	130	93	ap2015
2017	327,964	1,310,637	25.0%	126	66	192	1,708	211	130	114	93	ap2018
2020	326,300	1,305,195	25.0%	128	73	201	1,623	220	159	84	93	ap2021
2022	328,000	1,311,611	25.0%	133	62	195	1,682	211	119	64	93	ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Peter Bourgade (Bougarde) † (Archbishop: 7 Jan 1899 to 17 May 1908)
Edwin Vincent Byrne † (Archbishop: 12 Jun 1943 to 25 Jul 1963)
Placide Louis Chapelle † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 21 Aug 1891; Archbishop: 7 Jan 1894 to 1 Dec 1897)
Albert Thomas Daeger, O.F.M. † (Archbishop: 10 Mar 1919 to 2 Dec 1932)
James Peter Davis † (Archbishop: 3 Jan 1964 to 1 Jun 1974)
Rudolph Aloysius Gerken † (Archbishop: 2 Jun 1933 to 2 Mar 1943)
John Baptist Lamy † (Vicar Apostolic: 19 Jul 1850; Bishop: 29 Jul 1853; Archbishop: 12 Feb 1875 to 19 Jul 1885)
Sidney Matthew Metzger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Dec 1939 to 26 Dec 1941)
John Baptist Pitaval † (Auxiliary Bishop: 14 May 1902; Archbishop: 1 Feb 1909 to 29 Jul 1918)
John Baptist (Jean-Baptiste) Salpointe † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 22 Apr 1884; Archbishop: 18 Aug 1885 to 7 Jan 1894)
Robert Fortune Sanchez † (Priest: 20 Dec 1959; Archbishop: 1 Jun 1974 to 6 Apr 1993)
Michael Jarboe Sheehan † (Apostolic Administrator: 6 Apr 1993; Archbishop: 17 Aug 1993 to 27 Apr 2015)
Arthur Nicholas Tafoya † (Priest: 12 May 1962 to 1 Jul 1980)

Archdiocese of Santa Fe

Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali

Bishop(s)

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

Historical Details

Past and Present Ordinaries

Historical Summary

Statistics

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

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