Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes

Diocese of Aguascalientes Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes Diócesis de Aguascalientes
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan	Guadalajara
Statistics
Area	4,326 sq mi (11,200 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members)	(as of 2006) 1,622,000 1,599,000 (98.6%)
Parishes	99
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 August 1899 (122 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Vacant
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Robles Ortega
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Bishops[]

Ordinaries[]

• José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902 -1912)
• (1913 -1928)
• (1929 -1950)
• (1951 -1984)
• Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984 -1998) - Bishop Emeritus
• (1998 - 2007)
• José María de la Torre Martín (2008 - 2020)

Coadjutor bishop[]

• (1975-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980

Auxiliary bishops[]

• (1927-1929), appointed Bishop here
• Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977-1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• , appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
• , appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983

Episcopal See[]

• Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

External links and references[]

• "Diocese of Aguascalientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

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