Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

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[edit] Territorial losses

Date Reason
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

[edit] Ordinaries

  • Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez (1883 -1888)
  • Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes (1889 -1891)
  • Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (1892 -1900)
  • José Amador Velasco y Peña (1903 -1949)
  • Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1949 -1967)
  • Leonardo Viera Contreras (1967 -1972)
  • Rogelio Sánchez González (1972 -1980) - Bishop Emeritus
  • José Fernández Arteaga (1980 -1988)
  • Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1989 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
  • José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (2005 - )

[edit] Episcopal See

[edit] External links and references


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