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 | |
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 Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Tijuana |
| Metropolitan | Tijuana |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 22,788 sq mi (59,020 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,705,001 1,317,533 (77.3%) |
| Parishes | 51 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 March 1966 (58 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Enrique Sánchez Martínez |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| http://diocesisdemexicali.org | |
Bishops
editOrdinaries
edit- 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 - 2022)
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
edit- 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
edit| Year | Along with | To form |
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| 2007 | Archdiocese of Tijuana | Diocese of Ensenada |
Episcopal See
editExternal links and references
edit- "Diocese of Mexicali". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
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