Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali (Latin: Dioecesis Mexicalensis) (erected 25 March 1966) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.

Diocese of Mexicali

Dioecesis Mexicalensis

Diócesis de Mexicali
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Tijuana
MetropolitanTijuana
Statistics
Area22,788 sq mi (59,020 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2004)
1,705,001
1,317,533 (77.3%)
Parishes51
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 March 1966 (54 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJosé Isidro Guerrero Macías
Map
Website
http://diocesisdemexicali.org

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Manuel Pérez-Gil y González (1966 -1984), appointed Bishop of Tlalnepantla, México
  • José Ulises Macías Salcedo (1984 -1996), appointed Archbishop of Hermosillo, Sonora
  • José Isidro Guerrero Macías (1997 - )

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez, appointed Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua in 2011
  • José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz, appointed Bishop of Gómez Palacio, Durango in 2015

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
2007Archdiocese of TijuanaDiocese of Ensenada

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Mexicali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.


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