Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
| Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Acapulco |
| Diocesan bishop | Joel Ocampo Gorostieta |
| founding | 1964 |
| surface | 16,000 km² |
| Parishes | 35 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Residents | 988.002 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics | 945.099 (December 31, 2016 / AP2017 ) |
| proportion of | 95.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 67 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,311 |
| Friars | 19 (31.12.2016 / AP2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 81 ( 12/31/2016 / AP2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Juan Bautista |
| Website | http://www.diocesisciudadaltamirano.org/contenido/index.html |
The Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano ( lat. : Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis , span. : Diócesis de Ciudad Altamirano ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Ciudad Altamirano .
history
The diocese Ciudad Altamirano was on October 27, 1964 by Pope Paul VI. established with the Apostolic Constitution Populo Dei from cedings of the dioceses of Acapulco , Chilapa , Tacámbaro and Toluca .
On 11 October 1985, the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano were parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution trial Cum erected Diocese of Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas from.
The diocese Ciudad Altamirano is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Acapulco as a suffragan .
Bishops of Ciudad Altamirano
- Juan Navarro Ramírez , 1965-1970
- Manuel Samaniego Barriga , 1971–1979, then Bishop of Cuautitlán
- José Lizares Estrada , 1980-1987
- José Raúl Vera López OP , 1987–1995, then coadjutor bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
- Carlos Garfias Merlos , 1996–2003, then Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl
- José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez , 2004–2005
- Maximino Martínez Miranda , 2006–2017, then auxiliary bishop in Toluca
- Joel Ocampo Gorostieta , since 2019
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Populo Dei , AAS 57 (1965), n.12, p. 823ff.
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II : Const. Apost. Cum probe , AAS 77 (1985), n.12, pp. 1115ff.