Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico
Diocese of Zamora in Mexico Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico Diócesis de Zamora in México | |
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 Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2010) 1,629,000 1,465,000 (89.9%) |
| Parishes | 140 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 January 1863 (159 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Javier Navarro Rodríguez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
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The Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico) 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. It was erected on 26 January 1863. It has two co-cathedrals in the episcopal see of Zamora, Michoacán: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Bishops[]
Ordinaries[]
- (1863-1877)
- (1878-1908)
- (1908-1909)
- (1909-1922), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
- (1922-1946)
- (1947-1967)
- José Salazar López (1967-1970), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco (Cardinal in 1973)
- (1970-1974)
- (1974-1993)
- (1994-2006)
- Javier Navarro Rodríguez (2007–Present)
Coadjutor bishop[]
- (1899-1908)
- José Salazar López (1961-1967); later made cardinal
Auxiliary bishop[]
- (2012-2018), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]
- , appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1912
- , appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1920
- José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, appointed Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo in 1961
- José de Jesús Garcia Ayala, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Campeche in 1963
- , appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1995
- , appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2011
- , appointed Bishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte in 2013
Institutions for Catholic Education[]
- Seminary of Zamora
- Institute Cázares
Saints, beati, and servants of God of the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico[]
- Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938)
- José Ma. Cázares y Martínez (1832-1909)
- José Sánchez del Río (1913-1928)
Territorial losses[]
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Archdiocese of Michoacán | Diocese of Tacámbaro |
Episcopal See[]
See also[]
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Zamora de Hidalgo
External links and references[]
- Diócesis de Zamora official site (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
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