Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico) (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.

Diocese of Zamora in Mexico

Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico

Diócesis de Zamora in México
Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Morelia
MetropolitanZamora, Michoacán
Statistics
Area4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)
(as of 2010)
1,629,000
1,465,000 (89.9%)
Parishes140
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established26 January 1863 (158 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJavier Navarro Rodríguez
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos Garfias Merlos
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Bishops

Ordinaries

  • José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro (1863 -1877)
  • José María Cázares y Martínez (1878 -1908)
  • José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1908 -1909)
  • José Othón Núñez y Zárate (1909 -1922), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
  • Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1922 -1946)
  • José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1947 -1967)
  • José Salazar López (1967 -1970), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco (Cardinal in 1973)
  • Adolfo Hernández Hurtado (1970 -1974)
  • José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1974 -1993)
  • Carlos Suárez Cázares (1994 -2006)
  • Javier Navarro Rodríguez (2007–Present)

Coadjutor bishop

  • José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1899-1908)
  • José Salazar López (1961-1967); future Cardinal

Auxiliary bishop

  • Jaime Calderón Calderón (2012-2018), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Vicente Castellanos y Núñez, appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1912
  • Antonio Guízar y Valencia, appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1920
  • José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, appointed Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo in 1961
  • José de Jesús Garcia Ayala, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Campeche in 1963
  • José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1995
  • José Armando Álvarez Cano, appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2011
  • Rafael Valdéz Torres, appointed Bishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte in 2013

Institutions for Catholic Education

  • Seminary of Zamora
  • Institute Cázares

Some prominents which studied at the Seminario de Zamora:

  • Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938).
  • Agustín Magaña Méndez (1887 - 1983).
  • Antonio Guízar y Valencia (1879 - 1971).
  • José Ochoa Gutiérrez (1909-1984).
  • Luis Mena Arroyo (1920-2009).
  • Javier Lozano Barragán (1933-).
  • Francisco Valencia Ayala.
  • Raúl Duarte Castillo.
  • Jaime Calderón Calderón.
  • Ricardo González Sánchez.
  • Roberto García González.

Saints, blesseds and servants of God of the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico:

  • Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938).
  • José Ma. Cázares y Martínez (1832-1909).
  • José Sánchez del Río (1913-1928).

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
1913Archdiocese of MichoacánDiocese of Tacámbaro

Episcopal See

See also

  • Diócesis de Zamora official site (in Spanish)
  • "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe


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