Diocese of Mexicali
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Diocese of Mexicali
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| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tijuana |
| Diocesan bishop | José Isidro Guerrero Macías |
| Vicar General | Raúl Razo Martínez |
| founding | 1966 |
| surface | 30,085 km² |
| Parishes | 50 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,380,880 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 1,083,973 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 78.5% |
| Diocesan priest | 112 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 16 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,469 |
| Permanent deacons | 1 (December 31, 2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 35 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 143 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Website | www.diocesismexicali.com |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali ( lat. : Dioecesis Mexicalensis , span. : Diócesis de Mexicali ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Mexicali .
history
The diocese of Mexicali was on March 25, 1966 by Pope Paul VI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Qui secum reputet from the cession of territory by the Diocese of Tijuana and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Hermosillo as a suffragan . On November 25, 2006, the diocese of Mexicali was by Pope Benedict XVI. subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tijuana as a suffragan with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi . The Diocese of Mexicali was on January 26, 2007, parts of its territory to the founding of the Apostolic Constitution Venerabiles Fratres erected Diocese of Ensenada from.
Bishops
- Manuel Pérez-Gil y González , 1966–1984, then Bishop of Tlalnepantla
- José Ulises Macías Salcedo , 1984–1996, then Archbishop of Hermosillo
- José Isidro Guerrero Macías , since 1997
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Mexicali (Spanish)
- Entry for the diocese of Mexicali on catholic-hierarchy.org
Individual evidence
- ↑ Paul VI: Const. Apost. Qui secum reputet , AAS 58 (1966), n.9, p. 620ff.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Mexicani populi , AAS 99 (2007), n.2, p. 57ff.
- ↑ Benedictus XVI: Const. Apost. Venerabiles Fratres , AAS 99 (2007), n.5, p. 316f.