Archdiocese of Santa Fe Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory | 19 counties in Northeastern New Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Santa Fe |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 61,142 sq mi (158,360 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2014) 1,473,000 323,850 (22%) |
| Parishes | 93 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 19, 1850 (174 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi |
| Patron saint | St. Francis of Assisi[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | John Charles Wester |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| archdiosf.org | |
The Archdiocese of Santa Fe (Latin: Archidioecesis Sanctae Fidei in America Septentrionali, Spanish: Arquidiócesis de Santa Fe) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the southwestern region of the United States in the state of New Mexico. While the mother church, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, is in the city of Santa Fe, its administrative center is in the city of Albuquerque. The Diocese comprises the counties of Rio Arriba, Taos, Colfax, Union, Mora, Harding, Los Alamos, Sandoval, Santa Fe, San Miguel, Quay, Bernalillo, Valencia, Socorro, Torrance, Guadalupe, De Baca, Roosevelt, and Curry. The current archbishop is John Charles Wester, who was installed on June 4, 2015.
The Archdiocese announced it would file for bankruptcy protection on November 29, 2018, in the face of dozens of ongoing lawsuits stemming from a sexual abuse scandal that stretches back decades and a new investigation by the state's attorney general into the Catholic Church's handling of misconduct by its clergy.[2][3][4] Bankruptcy was then filed in June 2019, followed by a bankruptcy plan in October 2022.[5][6]
- ^ "Pastoral Letter on the 150th Anniversary of the Archdiocese of Santa Fe".
- ^ "Archdiocese of Santa Fe to file for bankruptcy". Las Cruces Sun-News.
- ^ Mossrmoss, Rebecca (9 June 2019). "Deadline nears for abuse claims against Archdiocese of Santa Fe". The Taos News.
- ^ Haywood, Phaedra (9 November 2018). "Archdiocese of Santa Fe faces 5 new sex abuse suits". Santa Fe New Mexican.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
june2019filingwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Santa Fe archdiocese files bankruptcy plan". Associated Press. 2022-10-12. Retrieved 2022-12-29.