Mazatlan bishopric
| Mazatlan bishopric | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Durango |
| Diocesan bishop | Mario Espinosa Contreras |
| Vicar General | Martín Flores Rodríguez |
| founding | 1958 |
| surface | 19,105 km² |
| Parishes | 50 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 992.470 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 906.565 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 91.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 82 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 7 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 10.186 |
| Friars | 8 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 117 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán ( lat. : Dioecesis Mazatlanensis , span. : Diócesis de Mazatlan ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Mazatlan .
history
The diocese of Mazatlán was on November 22, 1958 by Pope John XXIII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui hominum from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Durango and the Diocese of Sinaloa and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Durango as a suffragan . On June 10, 1968, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán were parts of its territory establishing the with the Apostolic Constitution Non habentibus established territorial prelate El Salto off.
Bishops
- Miguel García Franco , 1958–1981
- Rafael Barraza Sánchez , 1981-2005
- Mario Espinosa Contreras , since 2005
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Mazatlán - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes XXIII: Const. Apost. Qui hominum , AAS 51 (1959), n.8, p. 406ff.
- ↑ Paul VI : Const. Apost. Non habentibus , AAS 61 (1969), n.1, p. 14f.