Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán

Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Autlán

Dioecesis Rivoriensis

Diócesis de Autlán
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceGuadalajara
Statistics
Area5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
332.088
320,386 (96.5%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 January 1961 (63 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Trinity
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopEduardo Muñoz Ochoa
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancisco Robles Ortega
Bishops emeritusRafael Sandoval Sandoval
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán (Latin: Dioecesis Rivoriensis) (erected 28 January 1961) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Miguel González Ibarra (1961-1967)
  • Everardo López Alcocer (1967-1968)
  • José Maclovio Vásquez Silos (1969-1990)
  • Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (1991-2003)
  • Gonzalo Galván Castillo (2004-2015)
  • Rafael Sandoval Sandoval (2015-2024)
  • Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa (2024-)[1]

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Luis Robles Díaz, appointed nuncio and titular Archbishop in 1985
  • José Francisco Robles Ortega, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in 1991; future Cardinal
  • Jonás Guerrero Corona, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2001

Episcopal See

External links and references

  • "Diocese of Autlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

Specific

  1. ^ "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2024-02-15.

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