The Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Erected on 27 August 1899, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902–1912)
- Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913–1928)
- José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929–1950)
- Salvador Quezada Limón (1951–1984)
- Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984–1998) - Bishop Emeritus
- Ramón Godinez Flores (1998–2007)
- José María de la Torre Martín (2008–2020)
- Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2022–present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Alfredo Torres Romero (1975–1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980
Auxiliary bishops
- José de Jesús López y González (1927–1929), appointed Bishop here
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977–1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero, appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983
Episcopal see
- Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes
External links and references
- "Diocese of Aguascalientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.