Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán (Latin: Dioecesis Culiacanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.

Diocese of Culiacán

Dioecesis Culiacanensis

Diócesis de Culiacán
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Hermosillo
MetropolitanHermosillo
Statistics
Area14,600 sq mi (38,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2006)
2,401,453
2,319,038 (96.6%)
Parishes70
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established24 May 1883 (137 years ago)
CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJonás Guerrero Corona
Bishops emeritusBenjamín Jiménez Hernández
Emigdio Duarte Figueroa
Map
Website
catolicosdeculiacan.com

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez (1883 — 1887)
  • José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1888 — 1898), appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
  • José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1898 — 1902), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
  • Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1903 — 1919)
  • Silviano Carrillo y Cardenas (1920 — 1921)
  • Agustín Aguirre y Ramos (1922 — 1942)
  • Lino Aguirre Garcia (1944 — 1969)
  • Luis Rojas Mena (1969 — 1993)
  • Benjamín Jiménez Hernández (1993 — 2011) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Jonás Guerrero Corona (2011 — )

Auxiliary bishops

Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

  • Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre, appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila in 1904

Episcopal See

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


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