Diocese of Querétaro
| Diocese of Querétaro | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of León |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1863 |
| surface | 15,326 km² |
| Parishes | 115 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Residents | 2,393,894 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics | 2,176,617 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| proportion of | 90.9% |
| Diocesan priest | 251 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious priest | 103 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 6,149 |
| Friars | 96 (December 31, 2014 / AP2016 ) |
| Religious sisters | 1,046 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2016 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | St. Philip Neri Cathedral, Queretaro |
| Website | http://diocesisqro.org/ |
The Diocese of Queretaro ( lat. : Dioecesis Queretarensis , span. : Diócesis de Querétaro ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Santiago de Querétaro .
history
The diocese of Querétaro was on January 26, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. Erected from cessions of territory by the Archdiocese of Mexico City and the Diocese of Michoacán .
It is subordinate to the Archdiocese of León as a suffragan .
Bishops of Querétaro
- Bernardo Gárate y López de Arizmendi , 1863–1866
- Ramón Camacho y García , 1868–1884
- Rafael Sabás Camacho y García , 1885–1908
- Manuel Rivera y Muñoz , 1908-1914
- Francisco Banegas y Galván , 1919–1932
- Marciano Tinajero y Estrada , 1933-1957
- Alfonso Tóriz Cobián , 1958–1988
- Mario de Gasperín Gasperín , 1989-2011
- Faustino Armendáriz Jiménez , 2011–2019, then Archbishop of Durango
- Sedis vacancy , since 2019
See also
Web links
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