(15 Nov 1728 – death 23 May 1737), previously Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (15 Mar 1717 – 15 Nov 1728) José Félix Valverde (24 Nov 1738 – death 23 Feb 1741), Bishop of Caracas (Venezuela) (15 Nov 1728 – 24 Nov 1738) Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado (2 Jan 1741 – death 26 Apr 1744), previously Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (9 Jul 1734 – 2 Jan 1741) Martín de Elizacoechea (8 Mar 1745 – death 19 Nov 1756), previously Bishop of Durango (Mexico) (27 Jul 1735 – 8 Mar 1745) Pedro Anselmo Sánchez de Tagle (26 Sep 1757 – death 27 May 1772), previously Bishop of Durango (Mexico) (10 Apr 1747 – 26 Sep 1757) Luis Fernando de Hoyos y Mier (12 Jul 1773 – death 7 May 1776) Juan Ignacio de la Rocha (3 Feb 1782 – death 3 Feb 1782) Francisco Antonio de San Miguel Iglesias y Cajiga, O.S.H. (15 Dec 1783 – death 18 Jun 1804), previously Bishop of Comayagua (Honduras) (17 Feb 1777 – 15 Dec 1783) Marcos de Moriana y Zafrilla (26 Jun 1805 – death 27 Jul 1809) Father Manuel Abad y Queipo (1811 – 1811, not consecrated bishop) Juan Cayetano José María Gómez de Portugal y Solis (28 Feb 1831 – death 4 Apr 1850), previously Titular Bishop of Claudiopolis in Isauria (19 Oct 1830 – 28 Feb 1831) Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez (3 Oct 1850 – 26 Jan 1863 see below) Metropolitan Archbishops of Michoacán Clemente de Jesús Munguía y Núñez (see above'' 26 Jan 1863 – death 14 Dec 1868) José Ignacio Árciga Ruiz de Chávez (21 Dec 1868 – death 7 Jan 1900), succeeding as former auxiliary bishop of Michoacán (4 Mar 1866 – 21 Dec 1868) & Titular Bishop of Lagania (4 Mar 1866 – 21 Dec 1868) Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (21 Aug 1900 – death 26 Feb 1911), previously Bishop of Colima (Mexico) (11 Jul 1892 – 21 Aug 1900) Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (27 Nov 1911 – 22 Nov 1924), previously Bishop of León in Mexico (Mexico) (12 Nov 1900 – 14 Sep 1907), Metropolitan Archbishop of Linares (Mexico) (14 Sep 1907 – 27 Nov 1911) Archbishops of Morelia Leopoldo Ruiz y Flóres (22 Nov 1924 – 12 Dec 1941), also Apostolic Delegate (papal diplomatic envoy) to Mexico (1929 – 1937) Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (12 Dec 1941 – death 7 Feb 1970),