Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima

Diocese of Colima
Dioecesis Colimensis
Diócesis de Colima
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Location
Country  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan Colima, Colima
Statistics
Area 4,399 sq mi (11,390 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2006)
649,739
591,262 (91%)
Parishes 52
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 11 December 1881 (136 years ago)
Cathedral Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez
Metropolitan Archbishop Francisco Robles Ortega
Emeritus Bishops Rogelio Sánchez González, Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez, José Luis Amezcua Melgoza
Website
www.diocesisdecolima.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (Latin: Dioecesis Colimensis) (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

On Monday, November 11, 2013, Pope Francis named Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, until then the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (based in Orizaba, Mexico) as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, replacing the Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, who submitted his resignation at the age of 75 as is usual.

Territorial losses

DateReason
28 January 1961to form the Diocese of Autlán
13 January 1962to form the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)
30 April 1962to form the Diocese of Apatzingan
25 March 1972to form the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán
25 March 1972to form the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos

Ordinaries

  • Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez (1883-1888)
  • Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes (1889-1891)
  • Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (1892-1900)
  • José Amador Velasco y Peña (1903-1949)
  • Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1949-1967)
  • Leonardo Viera Contreras (1967-1972)
  • Rogelio Sánchez González (1972-1980) – Bishop Emeritus
  • José Fernández Arteaga (1980-1988)
  • Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1989-2005) – Bishop Emeritus
  • José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (2005-2013) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (2013–present)

Episcopal See

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

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