Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes

Diocese of Aguascalientes
Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes
Diócesis de Aguascalientes
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
Statistics
Area 4,326 sq mi (11,200 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,622,000
1,599,000 (98.6%)
Parishes 99
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 27 August 1899 (119 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José María De la Torre Martín
Metropolitan Archbishop Francisco Robles Ortega
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Ordinaries

  • José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902 -1912)
  • Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913 -1928)
  • José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929 -1950)
  • Salvador Quezada Limón (1951 -1984)
  • Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984 -1998) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Ramón Godinez Flores (1998 - 2007)
  • José María De la Torre Martín (2008 - )

Episcopal See

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


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