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Founded on 23 July 1850 by Pope Blessed Pius IX as the diocese of Santa Fe. Elevated to an archdiocese on 12 February 1875 by Pope Blessed Pius IX. Suffragen dioceses include
Notable bishops include
- Archbishop Anthony Thomas Daeger
- Archbishop Arthur Nicholas Tafoya
- Archbishop Edwin Vincent Byrne
- Archbishop James Peter Davis
- Archbishop John Baptist Lamy
- Archbishop John Baptist Pitaval
- Archbishop John Baptist Salpointe
- Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan
- Archbishop Peter Bourgade
- Archbishop Placide Louis Chapelle
- Archbishop Robert Fortune Sanchez
- Archbishop Rudolph Aloysius Gerken
- Archbishop Sidney Matthew Metzger
See also