Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Mixes
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Mixes (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Mixepolitanus) (erected 21 December 1964) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca.
Territorial Prelature of Mixes Praelatura Territorialis Mixepolitanus | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca |
| Metropolitan | San Juan Juquila Mixes |
| Population - Catholics | 128,000[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 21, 1964[1] |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Prelate | Salvador Cleofás Munguia |
| Bishops emeritus | Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B |
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Ayutla, Seat of the Prelature
The seat of the Prelature is at Ayutla.
Ordinaries
- Braulio Sánchez Fuentes, S.D.B. (1970 - 2000)
- Luis Felipe Gallardo Martín del Campo, S.D.B. (2000 - 2006), appointed Bishop of Veracruz
- Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B. (2007 - 2018)
- Salvador Cleofás Murguía S.D.B. (2018–Present)[2]
Salvador Cleofás Murguía
The present ordinary, Salvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, is a Salesian of Don Bosco from the Mexico-Guadalajara (MEG) province. After his term as provincial, he was appointed to the Central Department of Formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, in Rome. In 2018 he was nominated to succeed Msgr. Héctor Guerrero Córdova as bishop of the Mixes Prelature, which has its seat at Ayutla.
References
- "Territorial Prelature of Mixes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
- "La Prelatura de Mixes tiene nuevo obispo". Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia (in Spanish). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
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