Bishops Vicar Apostolic of New Mexico Jean-Baptiste Lamy (1850–1853), title changed to Bishop of Santa Fe with erection of diocese Bishop of Santa Fe Jean Baptiste Lamy (1853–1855) elevated to Archbishop Archbishops of Santa Fe Jean-Baptiste Lamy (1855–1885) Jean-Baptiste Salpointe (1885–1894; Coadjutor Archbishop 1884–1884) Placide Louis Chapelle (1894–1897; Coadjutor Archbishop 1891–1894), appointed Archbishop of New Orleans and later Apostolic Delegate to Cuba and Puerto Rico and Extraordinary Envoy to the Philippines Peter Bourgade (1899–1908) John Baptist Pitaval (1909–1918) Albert Daeger, OFM (1919–1932) Rudolph Gerken (1933–1943) Edwin Byrne (1943–1963) James Peter Davis (1964–1974) Robert Fortune Sanchez (1974–1993) Michael Jarboe Sheehan (1993–2015) John Charles Wester (2015–present) Auxiliary Bishops John Baptist Pitaval (1902–1909), appointed Archbishop of this archdiocese Sidney Matthew Metzger (1939–1941), appointed Bishop of El Paso Other priests of this diocese who became Bishops Arthur Tafoya, appointed Bishop of Pueblo in 1980 (Jeffrey Neil Steenson, former Episcopal bishop and later priest of this archdiocese, was appointed Ordinary of the Chair of St. Peter in 2012 but could not become a Catholic bishop) Churches Cathedral Bishop Jean-Baptiste Lamy started construction on the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi (commonly known as the St. Francis Cathedral) in 1869. It would be the third church to occupy the portion of land. The first was a chapel constructed by Franciscan Friars in 1610 which was destroyed in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680; the second was an adobe parish church built in 1717 which St. Francis Cathedral replaced. Construction was not finished until 1884, by which time, the diocese had become the archdiocese, and the cathedral – dedicated to Saint Francis of Assisi – became its mother church. Archbishop Lamy is entombed in the sanctuary floor of the cathedral, and a bronze statue, dedicated in 1925, stands in his memory outside the front entrance of the cathedral. It was built in a Romanesque style found in Bishop Lamy's native France. The interior reflects the pastel colors of New Mexico; The pews are made of blonde wood, and the walls and columns are painted a dusky pink with pale-green trimmings. Stone for the building was mined from what is now Lamy, New Mexico - named in the Archbishop's honor – and the stained glass was imported from France. The cathedral was originally intended to have two spires rising up from its landmark bell towers, but due to costs, this was delayed, and finally canceled, giving the bell