Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara
Diocese of Tarahumara Dioecesis Tarahumarensis Diócesis de Tarahumara | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Chihuahua |
Metropolitan | Guachochi |
Statistics | |
Area | 12,110 sq mi (31,400 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 306,000 296,000 (96.7%) |
Parishes | 15 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 23 June 1958 (63 years ago) |
Cathedral | |
Co-cathedral | |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | , M.N.M. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Constancio Miranda Weckmann |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara (Latin: Dioecesis Tarahumarensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. It was erected as a mission sui juris in 1950 and was elevated, first to a vicariate apostolic in 1958, then to a diocese in 1993.
Ordinaries[]
- , S.J. (1958–1973)
- , S.J. (1975–1992)
- José Luis Dibildox Martínez (1993–2003)
- , M.N.M. (2005– )
Episcopal see[]
External links and references[]
- "Diocese of Tarahumara". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
Categories:
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Chihuahua
- Christian organizations established in 1958
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs