Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa
| Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Acapulco |
| Diocesan bishop | Salvador Rangel Mendoza OFM |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Alejo Zavala Castro |
| founding | 1863 |
| surface | 19,860 km² |
| Parishes | 96 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 973,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 889,000 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 133 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,966 |
| Friars | 16 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 146 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Ascunsión |
| Website | https://chilapensis.org/ |
The diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa ( Latin Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis , Spanish Diócesis de Chilpancingo-Chilapa ) belongs with the dioceses of Ciudad Altamirano and Tlapa to the Roman Catholic church province of Acapulco in the Mexican state of Guerrero .
It was established on March 16, 1863 as the diocese of Chilapa from areas of the dioceses of the Archdiocese of Michoacán , the Archdiocese of Mexico and the Diocese of Tlaxcala . On March 18, 1958, the Diocese of Acapulco was spun off from the area of the diocese. Further areas were assigned to the newly founded diocese Ciudad Altamirano on October 27, 1964. The diocese has had its current name since October 20, 1989. Once again there was a loss of territory on January 4, 1992, when the diocese of Tlapa was founded.
Bishops
- Ambrosia María Serrano y Rodriguez (March 19, 1863 - † February 8, 1875)
- Tomás Barón y Morales (April 7, 1876 - September 25, 1882 appointed Bishop of León)
- Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda OFM (September 25, 1882 - May 27, 1888 appointment as Bishop of Zacatecas)
- José Ramón Ibarra y González (30 September 1889 - 19 April 1902 appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala)
- José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (August 24, 1902 - † December 10, 1906)
- Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles (October 2, 1907 - January 5, 1923 resignation)
- José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (June 8, 1923 - March 22, 1926 appointed auxiliary bishop in Monterrey)
- Leopoldo Díaz y Escudero (November 5, 1929 - † November 24, 1955)
- Alfonso Tóriz Cobián (January 12, 1956 - March 20, 1958 appointed Bishop of Querétaro)
- Fidel Cortés Pérez (December 18, 1958 - † August 14, 1982)
- José María Hernández González (February 18, 1983 - November 18, 1989 appointed Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl)
- Efrén Ramos Salazar (October 30, 1990 - † February 19, 2005)
- Alejo Zavala Castro (November 19, 2005– June 20, 2015)
- Salvador Rangel Mendoza OFM (since June 20, 2015)
