Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro
Diocese of Tacámbaro Dioecesis Tacambarensis Diócesis de Tacámbaro | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Morelia |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,648 sq mi (14,630 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 362,000 346,000 (95.6%) |
Parishes | 41 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic Church |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 26 July 1913 (108 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
Map | |
Website | |
www.diocesisdetacambaro.mx |
The Diocese of Tacámbaro (Latin: Dioecesis Tacambarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. The diocese was erected on 26 July 1913. Its cathedra is found within , in the episcopal see of Tacámbaro, Michoacán.
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1920 -1933)
- (1934 -1939), appointed Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa
- (1940 -1979)
- (1979 -1985), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila
- Alberto Suárez Inda (1985 -1995), appointed Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán; elevated to cardinal in 2015
- Rogelio Cabrera López (1996 -2001), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
- José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F. (2002 - 2014)
- (2014 - )
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (1976-1979), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- (priest here, 1983-1991), appointed Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca in 2003
- , appointed Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero in 2019
Territorial losses[]
Year | Along with | To form |
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1962 | Diocese of Colima | Diocese of Apatzingan |
1964 | Diocese of Acapulco Diocese of Chilapa Diocese of Toluca |
Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano |
Episcopal See[]
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Tacámbaro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Morelia
- Christian organizations established in 1913
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- 1913 establishments in Mexico
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs