Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan
Diocese of Apatzingan Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis Diócesis de Apatzingan | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Morelia |
Metropolitan | Apatzingan |
Statistics | |
Area | 5,060 sq mi (13,100 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 718,000 646,000 (90%) |
Parishes | 26 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 30 April 1962 (54 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F. |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alberto Suárez Inda |
Website | |
www.diocesisdeapatzingan.org.mx |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan (Latin: Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis) (erected 30 April 1962) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia. Along with the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, it lost territory in 1985 to form the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas.
Ordinaries
- Victorino Alvarez Tena (1962 -1974)
- José Fernández Arteaga (1974 -1980)
- Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F. (1981 - )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Apatzingan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
Coordinates: 19°05′10″N 102°21′14″W / 19.0862°N 102.3540°W
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