Diocese of Irapuato
| Diocese of Irapuato | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of León |
| Diocesan bishop | Enrique Díaz Díaz |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda |
| founding | 2004 |
| surface | 4,775 km² |
| Parishes | 69 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 1,601,644 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 1,543,044 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 96.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 131 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 52 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,432 |
| Permanent deacons | 2 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 55 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 236 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad |
The Diocese of Irapuato ( lat. : Dioecesis Irapuatensis , span. : Diócesis de Irapuato ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Irapuato .
history
The diocese of Irapuato was established on January 3, 2004 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres from ceding territories of the Archdiocese of Morelia and the Diocese of León and subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí as a suffragan diocese. The first bishop was José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda .
On November 25, 2006 the diocese of Irapuato was founded by Pope Benedict XVI. subordinated to the Archdiocese of León as a suffragan with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi .
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Irapuato - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 96 (2004), n.3, pp. 140f.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Mexicani populi , AAS 99 (2007), n.2, p. 57ff.