Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes Dioecesis Neograndicasensis Diócesis de Nuevo Casas Grandes | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Chihuahua |
Metropolitan | Nuevo Casas Grandes |
Statistics | |
Area | 14,028 sq mi (36,330 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2004) 143,991 98,993 (68.7%) |
Parishes | 13 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 April 1977 (44 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Constancio Miranda Weckmann |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Latin: Dioecesis Neograndicasensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua, in Mexico. It was created as a territorial prelature in 1977 and elevated in 2000. It has an area of 36,320, a population of 149,000, a Catholic population of 130,000, 37 priests, and 45 religious.
Ordinaries[]
- Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. (1977–2004) - Bishop Emeritus; died in 2010
- (2004–2010) - Transferred by Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday, December 7, 2010, to be the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco, Mexico
- (2011–Present), appointed by Pope Benedict XVI, on Thursday, October 27, 2011; formerly a Monsignor and a pastor in the clergy of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali, Mexico; he was born in Mexicali in 1961 and ordained a priest in 1987; he has served as Diocesan Assistant to the Christian Family Movement, and as Secretary and Chancellor of the Diocesan Curia.[1]
Episcopal See[]
References[]
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-04.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chihuahua
- Christian organizations established in 1977
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1977 establishments in Mexico
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs