Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes
Diocese of Aguascalientes Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes Diócesis de Aguascalientes | |
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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.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Guadalajara
- Religious organizations established in 1899
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs