Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima
Diocese of Colima Dioecesis Colimensis Diócesis de Colima | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
Metropolitan | Colima, Colima |
Statistics | |
Area | 4,399 sq mi (11,390 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 649,739 591,262 (91%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 11 December 1881 (140 years ago) |
Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (Latin: Dioecesis Colimensis) (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
On Monday, November 11, 2013, Pope Francis named Bishop , until then the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (based in ) as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, replacing the Bishop , who submitted his resignation at the age of 75 as is usual.
Territorial losses[]
Date | Reason |
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28 January 1961 | to form the Diocese of Autlán |
13 January 1962 | to form the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) |
30 April 1962 | to form the Diocese of Apatzingan |
25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán |
25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos |
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1883–1888)
- (1889–1891)
- (1892–1900)
- (1903–1949)
- (1949–1967)
- (1967–1972)
- Rogelio Sánchez González (1972–1980)
- José Fernández Arteaga (1980–1988)
- Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1989–2005)
- (2005–2013) – Bishop Emeritus
- (2013–present)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- (1939–1949)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop[]
- , appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2011
Episcopal See[]
- Colima, Colima
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Colima". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
Coordinates: 19°14′36″N 103°43′41″W / 19.2433°N 103.7280°W
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Guadalajara
- Religious organizations established in 1881
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
- 1881 establishments in Mexico