Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato
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.
Diocese of Irapuato Dioecesis Irapuatensis Diócesis de Irapuato | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad | |
| Location | |
| Country |  |
| 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 (16 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Enrique Díaz Díaz |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
| Bishops emeritus | José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda |
| Map | |
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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.
Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
Episcopal ordinaries
- 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).
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- José Guadalupe Torres Campos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua in 2005
- Francisco González Ramos, appointed Bishop of Izcalli, México in 2014
See also
References
Sources and external links
- GCatholic, with Google photo - data for all sections
- "Diocese of Irapuato". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.