Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali
(Redirected from Diocese of Mexicali)
Diocese of Mexicali Dioecesis Mexicalensis Diócesis de Mexicali | |
---|---|
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Tijuana |
Metropolitan | Tijuana |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,788 sq mi (59,020 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,705,001 1,317,533 (77.3%) |
Parishes | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 March 1966 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Enrique Sánchez Martínez |
Map | |
Website | |
http://diocesisdemexicali.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali (Latin: Dioecesis Mexicalensis) (erected 25 March 1966) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Manuel Pérez-Gil y González (1966 - 1984), appointed Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México
- José Ulises Macías Salcedo (1984 - 1996), appointed Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora
- José Isidro Guerrero Macías (1997 - 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez, appointed Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua in 2011
- José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz, appointed Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango in 2015
Territorial losses
Year | Along with | To form |
---|---|---|
2007 | Archdiocese of Tijuana | Diocese of Ensenada |
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Mexicali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description is different from Wikidata
- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Baja California articles missing geocoordinate data
- All articles needing coordinates
- Articles missing coordinates with coordinates on Wikidata
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Religion in Baja California
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Tijuana
- Christian organizations established in 1966
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- All stub articles
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs