Diocese of Celaya
| Diocese of Celaya | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of León |
| Diocesan bishop | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
| founding | 1973 |
| surface | 8,768 km² |
| Parishes | 75 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,671,199 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,512,581 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 90.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 175 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 43 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,938 |
| Friars | 68 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 388 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Purísima Concepción |
| Website | www.diocesisdecelaya.org.mx |
The Diocese of Celaya ( lat. : Dioecesis Celayensis , span. : Diócesis de Celaya ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Celaya .
history
The diocese of Celaya was on October 13, 1973 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Scribae illi Evangelico from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Morelia and the Diocese of León . It was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí as a suffragan . On November 25, 2006, the Diocese of Celaya by Pope Benedict XVI. subordinated to the Archdiocese of León as a suffragan with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi .
Bishops of Celaya
- Victorino Alvarez Tena , 1974-1987
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay , 1988-2003
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez , 2003–2009
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia , since 2010
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Celaya - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Homepage of the Diocese of Celaya (Spanish)
- Entry on Diocese of Celaya on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)