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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro

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Diocese of Tacámbaro

Dioecesis Tacambarensis

Diócesis de Tacámbaro
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Morelia
Statistics
Area5,648 sq mi (14,630 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
362,000
346,000 (95.6%)
Parishes41
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established26 July 1913 (111 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Jerome
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos Garfias Merlos
Map
Website
www.diocesisdetacambaro.mx

The Diocese of Tacámbaro (Latin: Dioecesis Tacambarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. The diocese was erected on 26 July 1913. Its cathedra is found within Cathedral of St. Jerome, in the episcopal see of Tacámbaro, Michoacán.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Auxiliary bishop

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Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

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Territorial losses

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Year Along with To form
1962 Diocese of Colima Diocese of Apatzingan
1964 Diocese of Acapulco
Diocese of Chilapa
Diocese of Toluca
Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano

Episcopal See

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  • "Diocese of Tacámbaro". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.