Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico

Diocese of Zamora in Mexico
Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico
Diócesis de Zamora in México
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Morelia
Metropolitan Zamora, Michoacán
Statistics
Area 4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		 (as of 2010)
1,629,000
1,465,000 (89.9%)
Parishes 140
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 26 January 1863 (155 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez
Metropolitan Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda
Auxiliary Bishops Jaime Calderón Calderón
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico) (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.

Ordinaries

  • José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro (1863 -1877)
  • José María Cázares y Martínez (1878 -1908)
  • José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1908 -1909)
  • José Othón Núñez y Zárate (1909 -1922)
  • Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1922 -1946)
  • José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1947 -1967)
  • José Salazar López (1967 -1970)
  • Adolfo Hernández Hurtado (1970 -1974)
  • José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1974 -1993)
  • Carlos Suárez Cázares (1994 -2006)
  • Javier Navarro Rodríguez (2007–Present)

Institutions for Catholic Education

  • Seminary of Zamora
  • Institute Cázares

Some prominents which studied at the Seminario de Zamora:

  • Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938).
  • Agustín Magaña Méndez (1887 - 1983).
  • Antonio Guízar y Valencia (1879 - 1971).
  • José Ochoa Gutiérrez (1909-1984).
  • Luis Mena Arroyo (1920-2009).
  • Javier Lozano Barragán (1933-).
  • Francisco Valencia Ayala.
  • Raúl Duarte Castillo.
  • Jaime Calderón Calderón.
  • Ricardo González Sánchez.
  • Roberto García González.

Saints, blesseds and servants of God of the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico:

  • Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938).
  • José Ma. Cázares y Martínez (1832-1909).
  • José Sánchez del Río (1913-1928).

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1913Archdiocese of MichoacánDiocese of Tacámbaro

Episcopal See

See also

  • Diócesis de Zamora official site (in Spanish)
  • "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe


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