Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán
Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán Dioecesis Guzmanopolitana Diócesis de Ciudad Guzmán | |
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Cathedral of St. Joseph | |
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
Metropolitan | Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,213 sq mi (8,320 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 442,400 416,170 (94.1%) |
Parishes | 52 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 March 1972 (42 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Joseph |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Braulio Rafael León Villegas |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán (Latin: Dioecesis Guzmanopolitanus) (erected 25 March 1972) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, in Mexico.
Ordinaries
- Leonardo Viera Contreras (1972–1977)
- Sefafín Vásquez Elizalde (1977–1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- Braulio Rafael León Villegas (1999– )
Episcopal see
- Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco
External links and references
- "Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.