Diocese of Aguascalientes
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Diocese of Aguascalientes Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes Diócesis de Aguascalientes | |
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| File:Aguascalientes - Catedral.JPG Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
| Country | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,326 sq mi (11,200 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 99 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 August 1899 (126 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Juan Espinoza Jiménez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Map | |
| File:Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes in Mexico.jpg | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org | |
The Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Erected on 27 August 1899, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Bishops
[edit | edit source]Ordinaries
[edit | edit source]- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902–1912)
- Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913–1928)
- José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929–1950)
- Salvador Quezada Limón (1951–1984)
- Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984–1998) - Bishop Emeritus
- Ramón Godinez Flores (1998–2007)
- José María de la Torre Martín (2008–2020)
- Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2022–present)
Coadjutor bishop
[edit | edit source]- Alfredo Torres Romero (1975–1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980
Auxiliary bishops
[edit | edit source]- José de Jesús López y González (1927–1929), appointed Bishop here
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977–1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
[edit | edit source]- Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero, appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983
Episcopal see
[edit | edit source]External links and references
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