The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas) (erected 19 March 1539 as the Diocese of Chiapas,[1] renamed 27 October 1964) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Its see is in San Cristóbal de las Casas in Chiapas.[2][3] In November 2017 Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez was appointed new bishop on the resignation of Bishop Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel.[4]
Bishops
Ordinaries
Erected: 19 March 1539
- Juan de Urteaga, O.S.H. (1539–1540 died)[5]
- Juan de Arteaga y Avendaño (1540–1540, died)[5]
- Bartolomé de las Casas, O.P. (1543–1550, resigned)[5]
- Tomás Casillas, O.P. (1551–1567, died)[5]
- Pedro Martín Fernández, O.P. (1574–1588, died)[5]
- Andrés de Ubilla, O.P. (1592–1603, appointed Bishop of Michoacán)[5]
- Lucas Duran, O.S. (1605–1607, resigned)
- Juan Pedro González de Mendoza, O.S.A. (1607–1608, appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Juan Tomás de Blanes, O.P. (1609–1612, died)
- Juan de Zapata y Sandoval, O.S.A. (1613–1621, appointed Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
- Bernardino de Salazar y Frías (1621–1626, died)
- Agustín de Ugarte y Sarabia (1629–1630, appointed Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
- Marcos Ramírez de Prado y Ovando, O.F.M. (1633–1639, appointed Bishop of Michoacán)
- Cristóbal Pérez Lazarraga y Maneli Viana, O. Cist. (1639–1640, appointed Bishop of Cartagena)
- Domingo Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H. (1640–1652, appointed Bishop of Yucatán)
- Mauro Diego de Tovar y Valle Maldonado, O.S.B. (1652–1666, died)
- Bernardo Cristóbal de Quirós (1670–1672, appointed Bishop of Popayán)
- Marcos Bravo de la Serna Manrique (1674–1680, died)
- Francisco Núñez de la Vega, O.P. (1682–1706, died)
- Juan Bautista Alvarez de Toledo, O.F.M. (1708–1714, appointed Bishop of Santiago de Guatemala)
- Jacinto Olivera y Pardo (1714–1733, died)
- José Cubero Ramírez de Arellano, O. de M. (1734–1752, died)
- José Vidal de Moctezuma y Tobar, O. de M. (1753–1766, died)
- Miguel Cilieza y Velasco (1767–1768, died)
- Lucas Ramírez Galán, O.F.M.Obs. (1769–1769, confirmed Archbishop of Santafé en Nueva Granada)
- Juan Manuel Garcia de Vargas y Ribera, O. de M. (1769–1774, died)
- Antonio Caballero y Góngora (1775–1775, confirmed Bishop of Yucatán)
- Francisco Polanco (1775–1784, died)
- Jose Martinez Palomino y Lopez de Lorena (1785–1788, resigned)
- Francisco Gabriel de Olivares y Benito (1788–1795, appointed Bishop of Durango)
- Fermín José Fuero y Gómez Martinez Arañon (1795–1800, died)
- Andrés Ambrosio de Llanos y Valdés, O.F.M. (1801–1815, died)
- Salvador de Sanmartin y Cuevas (1816–1821, died)
- Luis García Guillén, O. de M. (1831–1834, died)
- José María Luciano Becerra y Jiménez (1839–1852, appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala)
- Carlos María Colina y Rubio (1854–1863, appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala)
- Carlos Manuel Ladrón de Guevara (1863–1869, died)
- Germán de Ascensión Villalvazo y Rodríguez (1869–1879, died)
- Ramón María de San José Moreno y Castañeda, O. Carm. (1879–1882, resigned)
- Miguel Mariano Luque y Ayerdi (1884–1901, died)
- Francisco Orozco y Jiménez (1902–1912, appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara)
- Maximino Ruiz y Flores (1913–1920, resigned)
- Gerardo Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1920–1941, appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosí)
- Lucio Torreblanca y Tapia (1944–1959, appointed Bishop of Durango)
- Samuel Ruiz García (1959–1964)
Name Changed: 27 October 1964
- Samuel Ruiz García (27 Oct 1964 - 13 Mar 2000, retired)
- Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (31 Mar 2000 - 3 November 2017, resigned)[6]
- Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (3 November 2017 – present)[4]
Coadjutor bishop
- José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (1995-1999); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
- Enrique Díaz Díaz (2014-2017); did not succeed the see; appointed Bishop of Irapuato
Auxiliary bishop
- Enrique Díaz Díaz (2003-2014), appointed Coadjutor here
- Luis Manuel López Alfaro (2020-)
References
- 1.Eric Zolov (26 August 2015). Iconic Mexico: An Encyclopedia from Acapulco to Zócalo. ABC-CLIO. p. 308. ISBN 978-1-61069-044-7. In 1543 Las Casas was named bishop of Chiapa (later renamed Chiapas) in southern Mexico, a see that was very large, covering much of southern Mexico, Yucatán, and parts of Guatemala.
- 2."Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 3."Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- 4.[4.2]"Resignation of bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Mexico, and appointment of successor". Vatican Press. March 11, 2017.
- 5.[5.2][5.3][5.4][5.5][5.6]Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi. Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 165. (in Latin)
- 6."Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved April 10, 2016.