Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato
| Diocese of Irapuato Dioecesis Irapuatensis Diócesis de Irapuato | |
|---|---|
 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad | |
| Location | |
| Country |
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| Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
| Metropolitan | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,844 sq mi (4,780 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 1,094,160 1,077,110 (98.4%) |
| Parishes | 61 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 3 January 2004 (14 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
| Map | |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato (Latin: Dioecesis Irapuatensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of León in southern Mexico.
Its cathedral Episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, at Irapuato, Guanajuato.
History
Established on 3 January 2004 as Diocese of Irapuato / Irapuaten(sis) (Latin adjective), on territories split off from the Diocese of León and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. It was a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
Statistics
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,427,998 Catholics (98.4% of 1,451,090 total) on 4,775 km² in 68 parishes and 38 missions with 168 priests (123 diocesan, 45 religious), 2 deacons, 278 lay religious (50 brothers, 228 sisters) and 75 seminarians.
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)
- Suffragan Bishops of Irapuato
- José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (2004.01.03 – retired 2017.03.11), previously Titular Bishop of Naratcata (1997.03.11 – 2004.01.03) as Auxiliary Bishop of México (City, capital of Mexico) (1997.03.11 – 2004.01.03)
- Enrique Díaz Díaz (2017.03.11 – ...), previously Titular Bishop of Izirzada (2003.04.30 – 2014.05.15) as Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) (2003.04.30 – 2014.05.15), next Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (2014.05.15 – 2017.03.11).
See also
References
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google photo - data for all sections
- "Diocese of Irapuato". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
Coordinates: 20°40′29″N 101°20′48″W / 20.6746°N 101.3466°W