Bishopric of Zacatecas
| Bishopric of Zacatecas | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí |
| Diocesan bishop | Sigifredo Noriega Barceló |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Fernando Mario Chavez Ruvalcaba |
| founding | 1863 |
| surface | 59,000 km² |
| Parishes | 109 ( 12/31/2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,445,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,182,000 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| proportion of | 81.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 223 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 10 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 5,073 |
| Friars | 13 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 413 (December 31, 2014 / AP2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción |
| Website | www.diocesisdezacatecas.com |
The diocese of Zacatecas ( lat. : Dioecesis Zacatecensis , span. : Diócesis de Zacatecas ) is one in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Zacatecas .
history
The diocese of Zacatecas was on January 26, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. established with the papal bull Ad Universam Agri Dominici from cession of territory of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On January 13, 1962, the diocese of Zacatecas gave up parts of its territory to establish the territorial prelature of Jesús María del Nayar . The diocese of Zacatecas was subordinated to the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí as a suffragan on November 25, 2006 .
Bishops of Zacatecas
- Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba , 1864-1871
- José Maríe del Refugio Guerra y Alva , 1872–1888, then Bishop of Tlaxcala
- Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda OFM , 1888–1899
- José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, OFM, 1899-1910
- Miguel María de la Mora y Mora , 1911–1922, then Bishop of San Luis Potosí
- Ignacio Placencia y Moreira , 1922-1951
- Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero , 1951–1954, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara
- Antonio López Aviña , 1955–1961, then Archbishop of Durango
- Adalberto Almeida y Merino , 1962–1969, then Archbishop of Chihuahua
- José Pablo Rovalo Azcué SM , 1970–1972
- Rafael Muñoz Núñez , 1972–1984, then Bishop of Aguascalientes
- Javier Lozano Barragán , 1984–1996
- Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba , 1999-2008
- Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero , 2008–2012, then Archbishop of San Luis Potosí
- Sigifredo Noriega Barceló , since 2012
See also
Web links
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