Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus) (erected 25 March 1972) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. It encompasses the some of the surrounding cities in the Mexican state of Jalisco, including Lagos de Moreno, Tepatitlán and Arandas.

Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus

Diócesis de San Juan de los Lagos
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
Location
CountryMexico
TerritoryState of Jalisco,
Ecclesiastical provinceArchdiocese of Guadalajara
MetropolitanSan Juan de los Lagos
Statistics
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2014)
1,115,000
1,084,000 (97.2%)
Parishes80
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 25, 1941
CathedralCathedral Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos
Patron saintOur Lady of San Juan de los Lagos
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe
Bishops emeritusFelipe Salazar Villagrana
Map
Website

Bishops

Ordinaries

  • Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero (1972 - 1980); Archbishop (personal title)
  • José López Lara (1981 - 1987)
  • José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco (1988 - 1999)
  • Javier Navarro Rodríguez (1999 - 2007), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán
  • Felipe Salazar Villagrana (2008 - 2016)
  • Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2016–Present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • José María de la Torre Martín, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco in 2002
  • Juan Navarro Castellanos, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Acapulco, Guerrero in 2004
  • Raúl Gómez González, appointed Bishop of Tenancingo, México in 2009
  • Pedro Vázquez Villalobos, appointed Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca in 2012
  • Gerardo Díaz Vázquez, appointed Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán in 2014
  • Cristóbal Ascencio García, appointed Bishop of Apatzingán, Michoacán in 2014
  • "Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.



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