Carlos Garfias Merlos

Carlos Garfias Merlos (1 January 1951 – 6 August 2026) was a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who was Archbishop of Morelia from 2016 to 2026, after which he retired as archbishop emeritus.

Biography Carlos Garfias Merlos was born in Tuxpan, Michoacán, on 1 January 1951.

He studied humanities, philosophy and theology at the Seminary of Morelia. He earned a masters and a doctorate in psychotherapy and spirituality at the Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City.

On 23 November 1975, he was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Morelia.

On 24 June 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado and he received his episcopal consecration on 25 July

Within the Episcopal Conference of Mexico (ECM), he was president of the Episcopal Commission for Youth Pastoral Care from 1997 to 2000 and a member of its Family Pastoral Commission and spokesperson for the Southern Region.

On 8 July 2003, Pope John Paul II transferred him to the Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl and he was installed there on 22 August. He received the pallium from Benedict in Rome on 29 June and was installed in Acapulco on 22 July. He was installed on 18 January 2017 and received his pallium from Francis on 29 June.

Garfias Merlos retired on 19 January 2026.