Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche (Latin: Dioecesis Campecorensis) (erected 24 March 1895) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.

Diocese of Campeche

Dioecesis Campecorensis

Diócesis de Campeche
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Yucatán
MetropolitanCampeche, Campeche
Statistics
Area21,575 sq mi (55,880 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
760,000
608,000 (80%)
Parishes35
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 March 1895 (125 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRamón Castro Castro
Metropolitan ArchbishopEmilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (1895 - 1898), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • Rómulo Betancourt y Torres (1900 - 1901)
  • Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (1904 - 1909), appointed Archbishop of Durango
  • Jaime de Anasagasti y Llamas (1909 - 1910)
  • Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1912 - 1921), appointed Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
  • Francisco María González y Arias (1922 - 1931), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • Luis Guízar y Barragán (1931 - 1938), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
  • Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla (1939 - 1967)
  • José de Jesús Garcia Ayala (1967 - 1982)
  • Héctor González Martínez (1982 - 1988), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
  • Carlos Suárez Cázares (1988 - 1994), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán
  • José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (1995 - 2005), appointed Bishop of Colima
  • Ramón Castro Castro (2006 - 2013), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
  • José Francisco González González (2013 - )

Auxiliary bishop

  • José de Jesús Garcia Ayala (1963-1967), appointed Bishop here

Episcopal See

References

  • "Diocese of Campeche". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-10.


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