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The Archdiocese of Mexico City, a Latin Rite Archdiocese, is an active metropolitan see in Mexico, encompassing parts of the Federal District and surrounding areas. Established as a diocese in 1530 by Pope Clement VII and elevated to an archdiocese in 1546, it is led by Cardinal Carlos Aguiar Retes as of 2018. As the head of the Ecclesiastical Province of Mexico, it oversees three suffragan dioceses and is a primatial see, reflecting its central role in Mexican Catholicism. Notably, its Metropolitan Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary in Mexico City, constructed between 1573 and 1813, is a historic landmark hosting millions annually for the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe.