Diocese of Colima
| Diocese of Colima Dioecesis Colimensis Diócesis de Colima | |
|---|---|
Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Colima, Colima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,399 sq mi (11,390 km2) |
| Population Total Catholics |
(as of 2006) 649,739 591,262 (91%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 December 1881 (144 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Gerardo Díaz Vázquez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Bishops emeritus | José Luis Amezcua Melgoza |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdecolima.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (Latin: Dioecesis Colimensis) (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
On Monday, November 11, 2013, Pope Francis named Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, then Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (based in Orizaba, Mexico) as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, replacing the Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, who submitted his resignation at the age of 75 as is usual.
Territorial losses
| Date | Reason |
|---|---|
| 28 January 1961 | to form the Diocese of Autlán |
| 13 January 1962 | to form the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) |
| 30 April 1962 | to form the Diocese of Apatzingan |
| 25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán |
| 25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez (1883–1888)
- Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes (1889–1891)
- Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (1892–1900)
- José Amador Velasco y Peña (1903–1949)
- Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1949–1967)
- Leonardo Viera Contreras (1967–1972)
- Rogelio Sánchez González (1972–1980)
- José Fernández Arteaga (1980–1988)
- Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1989–2005)
- José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (2005–2013) – Bishop Emeritus
- Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez (2013–2022)
- Gerardo Díaz Vázquez (2023-present)
Coadjutor bishop
- Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1939–1949)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Crispin Ojeda Márquez, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2011
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Colima". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
19°14′36″N 103°43′41″W / 19.2433°N 103.7280°W
Canonical status and jurisdiction
Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[1]
External links
From the 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia
Diocese of Colima, Diocese of (Colimensis).—The city of Colima, the capital of the State of the same name in Mexico, is situated on the Colima River, at an altitude of 1400 feet, and was founded in the year 1522 by Gonzalo de Sandoval. Its population in 1900 was 20,698. The Diocese of Colima was erected by Leo XIII, 11 December, 1881, by the Constitution "Si principum". Before its erection as a diocese, Colima formed part of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Guadalaxara), of which it is now a suffragan. It includes all the State of Colima and the southern part of the State of Jalisco. The population in 1901 numbered 72,500, many of whom are Indians.
Gerarchia Catt. (Rome, 1908); Konversations-Lex. (St. Louis, Missouri, 1903), s.v.