Carlos Garfias Merlos (born 1 January 1951) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Archbishop of Morelia since 2016.

He earned a masters and a doctorate in psychotherapy and spirituality at the la Universidad Intercontinental in Mexico City.

[1] On 24 June 1996, Pope John Paul II named him Bishop of Ciudad Altamirado and he received his episcopal consecration on 25 July[1] from Apostolic Nuncio Girolamo Prigione and Archbishops Rafael Bello Ruiz and Alberto Suárez Inda.

On 8 July 2003, Pope John Paul II transferred him to the Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl[3] and he was installed there on 22 August.

From 2007 to 2009 he was charged with responsibility for the aspect of labor on its Commission for Societal Pastoral Care.