Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa
Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis Diócesis de Chilpancingo-Chilapa | |
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 Catedral de la Ascunsión | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
| Metropolitan | Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,713 sq mi (19,980 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2007) 923,000 845,000 (91.5%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 March 1863 (161 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Latin: Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.
History
The former Diocese of Chilapa in southern Mexico comprised the State of Guerrero. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico, and existed under that name from 1863 to 1989.
The early bishops were Ambrosia Serrano, Ramon Ibarra, and Homobono Anaya.[1]
Ordinaries
- Francisco del Toral, O.F.M. (1561–1571)
- Diego de Landa, O.F.M. (1572–1579)
- Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. (1580–1587)
- Juan de Izquierdo, O.F.M. (1590–1602)
- Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1603–1608)
- Gonzalo de Salazar, O.S.A. (1608–1636)
- Juan Alonso y Ocón (1638–1643)
- Andrés Fernandez de Ipenza (1643 -1643)
- Marcos de Torres y Rueda (1644–1649)
- Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H. (1651–1652)
- Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P. (1657–1676)
- Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza (1677–1681)
- Juan Cano Sandoval (1682–1695)
- Antonio de Arrigaga y Agüero, O.S.A. (1696–1698)
- Pedro de los Reyes Ríos de la Madrid, O.S.B. (1700–1714)
- Juan Leandro Gómez de Parada Valdez y Mendoza (1715–1728)
- Juan Ignacio de Castorena y Ursúa y Goyeneche (1729–1733)
- Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado (shop -1741)
- Mateo de Zamora y Penagos, O.F.M. (1741–1744)
- Francisco de San Buenaventura Martínez de Tejada y Díez de Velasco, O.F.M. (1745–1751)
- Juan José de Eguiara y Eguren (1752 -1752)
- Ignacio Padilla Estrada, O.S.A. (1753–1760)
- Antonio Alcalde y Barriga, O.P. (1762–1771)
- Deigo Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (1772–1774)
- Antonio Caballero y Góngora (1775–1778)
- Luis Tomás Esteban de Piña y Mazo, O.S.B. (1779–1795)
- Pedro Agustín Estévez y Ugarte (1797–1827)
- José María Guerra y Rodríguez Correa (1832–1863)
- Leandro Rodríguez de la Gala y Enríquez (1868–1887)
- Crescencio Carrillo y Ancona (1887–1897)
- José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. (1898–1899)
- Martín Tritschler y Córdoba (1900–1941)
- Fernando Ruiz y Solózarno (1944–1969)
- Fidel Cortés Pérez † (18 Dec 1958 Appointed - 14 Aug 1982 Died)
- Manuel Castro Ruiz (1969–1995)
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (1995 - )
See also
External links and references
- "Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- "Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa". Página Oficial.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Chilapa". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.