Diocese of Autlán
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Diocese of Autlán
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| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Guadalajara |
| Diocesan bishop | Rafael Sandoval Sandoval MNM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gonzalo Galván Castillo |
| founding | 1961 |
| surface | 14,744 km² |
| Parishes | 51 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Residents | 361,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics | 345,000 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| proportion of | 95.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 121 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,851 |
| Permanent deacons | 3 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 187 (2015 / AP 2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Santisima Trinidad |
| Website | http://diocesisdeautlan.com.mx |
The Diocese of Autlán ( lat. : Dioecesis Rivoriensis , span. : Diócesis de Autlán ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Autlán .
history
The diocese of Autlán was on January 28, 1961 by Pope John XXIII. built from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and the Diocese of Colima . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara as a suffragan .
Bishops of Autlán
- 1961–1967: Miguel González Ibarra , then Bishop of Ciudad Obregón
- 1967–1968: Everardo López Alcocer
- 1969–1990: José Maclovio Vásquez Silos
- 1991–2003: Lázaro Pérez Jiménez , then Bishop of Celaya
- 2004–2015: Gonzalo Galván Castillo
- since 2015: Rafael Sandoval Sandoval MNM
See also
Web links
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