Diocese of Zamora (Mexico)
| Diocese of Zamora (Mexico) | |
| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | Mexico |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Morelia |
| Diocesan bishop | Javier Navarro Rodríguez |
| Vicar General | J. Jesús Contreras Plancarte |
| founding | 1863 |
| surface | 12,000 km² |
| Parishes | 140 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Residents | 1,685,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics | 1,516,000 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| proportion of | 90% |
| Diocesan priest | 287 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 4,738 |
| Friars | 85 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| Religious sisters | 755 (2014 / AP 2015 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | Spanish |
| cathedral | Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Website | www.diocesisdezamora.org |
The Diocese of Zamora ( lat. : Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico , span. : Diócesis de Zamora ) is in Mexico located Roman Catholic diocese based in Zamora .
history
The diocese of Zamora was on January 26, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. built from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Michoacán and subordinated to this as a suffragan . On July 26, 1913, the Diocese of Zamora gave up parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Tacámbaro .
Bishops of Zamora
|
- José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro , 1863–1877
- José María Cázares y Martínez , 1878–1908
- José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán , 1908–1909
- José Othón Núñez y Zárate , 1909–1922, then coadjutor archbishop of Antequera
- Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta , 1922-1946
- José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla , 1947–1967
- José Salazar López , 1967–1970, then Archbishop of Guadalajara
- Adolfo Hernández Hurtado , 1970–1974
- José Esaul Robles Jiménez , 1974-1993
- Carlos Suárez Cázares , 1994-2006
- Javier Navarro Rodríguez , since 2007
Catholic education institutions
- Seminario de Zamora
- Instituto Cázares
Saints, Blessed and Servants of God from the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico
- Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938).
- José Ma. Cázares y Martínez (1832-1909).
- José Sánchez del Río (1913-1928).
See also
Web links
Commons : Diocese of Zamora (Mexico) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
