Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan
Diocese of Apatzingan Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis Diócesis de Apatzingán | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,060 sq mi (13,100 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 718,000 646,000 (90%) |
| Parishes | 26 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 30 April 1962 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeapatzingan.org.mx | |
The Diocese of Apatzingan (Latin: Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is found within the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Apatzingan, Michoacán.
History[]
The Diocese of Apatzingan was erected on 30 April 1962. Along with the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, it lost territory in 1985 to form the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas.
Ordinaries[]
- (1962 -1974), appointed Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato
- José Fernández Arteaga (1974 -1980), appointed Bishop of Colima
- Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F. (1981 -2014)
- (2014 - )
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Apatzingan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Coordinates: 19°05′10″N 102°21′14″W / 19.0862°N 102.3540°W
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Morelia
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