Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas Diócesis de Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,747 sq mi (14,880 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 805,000 725,000 (90.1%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 October 1985 (36 years ago) |
| Cathedral | |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Bishops emeritus | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesisdecdlazarocardenas.org.mx | |
The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is within the , in the episcopal see of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
History[]
The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries[]
- José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (1985 – 1993)
- Salvador Flores Huerta (1993 – 2006)
- (2007 - 2013), appointed Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez[1]
- (2013 - present)
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
Coordinates: 17°57′47″N 102°12′29″W / 17.9630°N 102.2081°W
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- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Morelia
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