Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio
Diocese of Gómez Palacio Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis Diócesis de Gómez Palacio | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
Metropolitan | Gómez Palacio, Durango |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,379 sq mi (19,110 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2013) 585,000 468,000 (80.0%) |
Parishes | 38 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 November 2008 (8 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Secular priests | 51 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Jose Fortunato Alvarez Valdez |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor González Martínez |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio (Latin: Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis) is located in Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango from which it was erected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.
Ordinaries
- José Guadalupe Torres Campos (2008–2014)
- Jose Fortunato Alvarez Valdez (2015-Present)
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Gómez Palacio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
Coordinates: 25°34′06″N 103°30′03″W / 25.5683°N 103.5008°W
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