Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya
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Diocese of Celaya
Dioecesis Celayensis
Diócesis de Celaya
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
Metropolitan | Celaya |
Statistics | |
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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 (51 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
Emeritus Bishops | Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay |
Website | |
www.diocesisdecelaya.org.mx |
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.
Ordinaries
- Victorino Alvarez Tena (1974 - 1987)
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1988 - 2003) - Bishop Emeritus
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (2003 - 2009)
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2010-Present)
Episcopal See
External links and references
- Diócesis de Celaya official site
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- Articles containing Latin-language text
- Mexico articles missing geocoordinate data
- Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of León
- Religious organizations established in 1973
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Mexican Roman Catholic diocese stubs