Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán
Diocese of Autlán Dioecesis Rivoriensis Diócesis de Autlán | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 332.088 320,386 (96.5%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 January 1961 (61 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán (Latin: Dioecesis Rivoriensis) (erected 28 January 1961) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1961-1967)
- (1967-1968)
- (1969-1990)
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (1991-2003)
- Gonzalo Galván Castillo (2004-2015)
- (2015-)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- Luis Robles Díaz, appointed nuncio and titular Archbishop in 1985
- José Francisco Robles Ortega, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in 1991; future Cardinal
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2001
Episcopal See[]
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Autlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
Coordinates: 19°46′22″N 104°21′50″W / 19.7727°N 104.3640°W
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Guadalajara
- Christian organizations established in 1961
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1961 establishments in Mexico
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