Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán
Appearance
Diocese of Mazatlán Dioecesis Mazatlanensis Diócesis de Mazatlán | |
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![]() Catedral Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción | |
Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
Metropolitan | Mazatlán |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,379 sq mi (19,110 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 765,248 711,691 (93%) |
Parishes | 40 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 November 1958 (65 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario Espinosa Contreras |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor González Martínez |
Bishops emeritus | Rafael Barraza Sánchez |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán (Latin: Dioecesis Mazatlanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.
Ordinaries
- Miguel Garcia Franco (1958 -1981)
- Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1981 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
- Mario Espinosa Contreras (2005 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Mazatlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.