Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán
The Archdiocese of Yucatán (Latin: Archidioecesis yucatanensis ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in Mérida.
History
Forerunner of today's archdiocese is the diocese was founded on November 19, 1561 by Pope Pius IV Yucatán (Mérida ), a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico. First bishop was the Franciscan Francisco del Toral.
On 11 November 1906, the diocese was elevated by Pius X with the Apostolic Constitution Sacrae Rei Qum to the archbishopric. First archbishop was Martín Tritschler y Córdoba.