Diocese of Teotihuacan
| Diocese of Teotihuacan | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla |
| Diocesan bishop | Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia |
| founding | 2008 |
| surface | 1,061 km² |
| Parishes | 24 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 897,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 807,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 61 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 13,230 |
| Permanent deacons | 11 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 95 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Juan Bautista |
| Website | http://www.diocesisdeteotihuacan.org/ |
The Diocese of Teotihuacan ( lat. : Dioecesis Teotihuacana , span. : Diócesis de Teotihuacan ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese , based in San Juan Teotihuacán .
history
The diocese of Teotihuacan was founded on December 3, 2008 by Pope Benedict XVI. Established with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicanorum fidelium from cession of territory by the Diocese of Texcoco and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla as a suffragan . The first bishop was Guillermo Francisco Escobar Galicia .