Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas Diócesis de Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,747 sq mi (14,880 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 805,000 725,000 (90.1%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 October 1985 (39 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Armando António Ortíz Aguirre |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Bishops emeritus | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesislazarocardenas.org | |
The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is within the Cathedral of Christ the King, in the episcopal see of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
History
[edit]The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries
[edit]- José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (1985 – 1993)
- Salvador Flores Huerta (1993 – 2006)
- Fabio Martínez Castilla (2007 - 2013), appointed Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez[1]
- Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (2013 - present)
External links and references
[edit]- "Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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