Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán

Diocese of Culiacán
Dioecesis Culiacanensis
Diócesis de Culiacán
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Location
Country  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Hermosillo
Metropolitan Culiacán
Statistics
Area 14,600 sq mi (38,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
2,401,453
2,319,038 (96.6%)
Parishes 70
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 24 May 1883 (135 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jonás Guerrero Corona
Metropolitan Archbishop José Ulises Macías Salcedo
Emeritus Bishops Benjamín Jiménez Hernández
Map
Website
catolicosdeculiacan.com

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán (Latin: Dioecesis Culiacanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.

Ordinaries

  • José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez (1883 — 1887)
  • José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1888 — 1898)
  • José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1898 — 1902)
  • Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1903 — 1919)
  • Silviano Carrillo y Cardenas (1920 — 1921)
  • Agustín Aguirre y Ramos (1922 — 1942)
  • Lino Aguirre Garcia (1944 — 1969)
  • Luis Rojas Mena (1969 — 1993)
  • Benjamín Jiménez Hernández (1993 — 2011) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Jonás Guerrero Corona (2011 — )

Episcopal See

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

Coordinates: 24°48′31″N 107°23′40″W / 24.8087°N 107.3944°W / 24.8087; -107.3944

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