Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas

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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara until 25 November 2006.

Contents 1 Ordinaries 2 Territorial losses 3 Episcopal See 4 External links and References

[edit] Ordinaries

• Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba (1864 -1871)
• José Maríe del Refugio Guerra y Alva (1872 -1888)
• Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. (1888 -1899)
• José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. (1899 -1910)
• Miguel María de la Mora y Mora (1911 -1922)
• Ignacio Placencia y Moreira (1922 -1951)
• Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero (1951 -1954)
• Antonio López Aviña (1955 -1961)
• Adalberto Almeida y Merino (1962 -1969)
• José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. (1970 -1972)
• Rafael Muñoz Núñez (1972 -1984)
• Javier Lozano Barragán (1984 -1996)
• Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba (1999 - )

[edit] Territorial losses

Year	Along with	To form
1962	Diocese of Colima Archdiocese of Durango	Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)

[edit] Episcopal See

• Zacatecas, Zacatecas

[edit] External links and References

• Diocese of Zacatecas. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-08.