Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato
Appearance
Diocese of Irapuato Dioecesis Irapuatensis Diócesis de Irapuato | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
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 (20 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato (Template:Lang-la) (erected 3 January 2004) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries
- José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (2004 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Irapuato". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.