Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán

Dioecesis Guzmanopolitana

Diócesis de Ciudad Guzmán
Cathedral of St. Joseph
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Guadalajara
MetropolitanCiudad Guzmán, Jalisco
Statistics
Area3,213 sq mi (8,320 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
442,400
416,170 (94.1%)
Parishes52
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 March 1972 (51 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Joseph
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopÓscar Armando Campos Contreras
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancisco Robles Ortega
Bishops emeritusBraulio Rafael León Villegas
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán (Latin: Dioecesis Guzmanopolitana) (erected 25 March 1972) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, in Jalisco, Mexico. The diocesan seat is the Cathedral of San José, Ciudad Guzmán.

Ordinaries

  • Leonardo Viera Contreras (1972-1977)
  • Serafín Vásquez Elizalde (1977-1999)
  • Braulio Rafael León Villegas (1999-2017)
  • Óscar Armando Campos Contreras (25 Sep 2017 Appointed - )

Episcopal see

  • "Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

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