Diocese of Nogales
| Diocese of Nogales | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Hermosillo |
| Diocesan bishop | José Leopoldo González González |
| founding | 2015 |
| surface | 44,243 km² |
| Parishes | 25 (2015) |
| Residents | 483,180 (2015) |
| Catholics | 381,398 (2015) |
| proportion of | 78.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 44 (2015) |
| Catholics per priest | 8,668 |
| Religious sisters | 62 (2015) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Santuario de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
The diocese Nogales is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Nogales . It includes the Municipios Agua Prieta , Altar , Atil , Bacoachi , Caborca , Cananea , Fronteras , Imuris , Naco , Nacozari de García , Nogales , Oquitoa , Pitiquito , Santa Cruz , Sáric , Trincheras , and Tubutama .
history
The diocese of Nogales was established on March 19, 2015 by Pope Francis from cession of territory to the Archdiocese of Hermosillo and subordinated to this as a suffragan diocese.
Ordinaries
- José Leopoldo González González , since 2015
See also
Web links
- Entry on Diocese of Nogales on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on March 19, 2015.
- Entry on gcatholic.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ erezione della diocesi di Nogales (Messico) e nomina del primo Vescovo. In: Daily Bulletin. Holy See Press Office , March 19, 2015, accessed March 19, 2015 (Italian).