Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón
| Diocese of Ciudad Obregón Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis Diócesis de Ciudad Obregón | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Hermosillo |
| Metropolitan | Ciudad Obregón |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 34,125 sq mi (88,380 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,031,000 889,000 (86.2%) |
| Parishes | 58 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 20 June 1959 (56 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Ulises Macías Salcedo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Vicente García Bernal |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis) (erected 20 June 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo. Along with the Archdiocese of Chihuahua and the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, it lost territory in 1966 to form the Territorial Prelature of Madera.
Ordinaries
- José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda (1959 -1967)
- Miguel González Ibarra (1967 -1981)
- Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1982 -1987)
- Vicente García Bernal (1988 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
- Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (2005 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Ciudad Obregón". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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