Diocese of Valle de Chalco
| Diocese of Valle de Chalco | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla |
| Diocesan bishop | Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez |
| founding | 2003 |
| surface | 1,237 km² |
| Parishes | 60 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 2,703,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 2,381,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 88.1% |
| Diocesan priest | 66 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 26 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 25,880 |
| Friars | 27 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 213 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de San Juan Diego |
| Website | www.diocesisvalledechalco.org |
The Diocese of Valle de Chalco ( lat. : Dioecesis Vallis Chalcensis , span. : Diócesis de Valle de Chalco ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Chalco de Díaz Covarrubias .
history
The diocese of Valle de Chalco was established on July 8, 2003 by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution Venerabilis Frater from cession of territory from the diocese of Nezahualcóyotl and subordinated to the archbishopric of Tlalnepantla as a suffragan .
Bishops of Valle de Chalco
- Luis Artemio Flores Calzada , 2003–2012
- Víctor René Rodríguez Gómez , since 2012
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Valle de Chalco (Spanish)
- Entry on the diocese of Valle de Chalco on catholic-hierarchy.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ioannes Paulus II: Const. Apost. Venerabilis Frater , AAS 95 (2003), n.12, p. 810f.