Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya (Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) (erected 13 October 1973) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
Metropolitan | Celaya |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2007) 1,544,000 1,403,000 (90.8%) |
Parishes | 65 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 October 1973 (46 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
Map | |
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Website | |
www.diocesisdecelaya.org.mx |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Victorino Alvarez Tena (1974 - 1987)
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1988 - 2003)
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (2003 - 2009)
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2010–Present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2012
Episcopal See
- Celaya, Guanajuato
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See also
- Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Celaya
External links and references
- Diócesis de Celaya official site
- "Diocese of Celaya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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