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Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca

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Diocese of Cuernavaca
Dioecesis Cuernavacensis
Diócesis de Cuernavaca
Catedral de la Asunción de María
Catedral de la Asunción de María
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Toluca
Metropolitan Cuernavaca
Statistics
Area 1,908 sq mi (4,940 km2)
Population
Total
Catholics 		(as of 2006)
2,144,000
1,854,000 (86.5%)
Parishes 109
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 23 June 1891 (135 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary
Current leadership
Pope Leo XIV
Bishop Ramón Castro Castro
Metropolitan Archbishop Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos
Map

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca (Latin: Dioecesis Cuernavacensis) (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Toluca. Its seat is in the Cuernavaca Cathedral. S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro was named 12th Bishop of Cuernavaca by Pope Francis on May 15, 2013.

Ordinaries

  • Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia (1894–1898).[1]
  • Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1898–1911), appointed Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León.[2]
  • Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1912–1922), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán.[3]
  • Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1922–1930).[4]
  • Francisco María González y Arias (1931–1946).[5]
  • Alfonso Espino y Silva (1947–1951), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León.[6]
  • Sergio Méndez Arceo (1952–1982).[7]
  • Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1982–1987), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; elevated to Cardinal in 1991.[8]
  • Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1987–2000).[9]
  • Florencio Olvera Ochoa (2002–2009).[10]
  • Alfonso Cortes Contreras (2009–2012), appointed Archbishop of León, Guanajuato.[11]
  • S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro (2012–present)[12][13]

Episcopal See

  • Cuernavaca, Morelos

Canonical status and jurisdiction

Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca is a diocese of the catholic church of the Catholic Church.[14]

References

  1. Back to citation MONS. HIPÓLITO VERA Y TALONIA (1894-1898) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  2. Back to citation MONS. FRANCISCO PLANCARTE Y NAVARRETE (1899-1912) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  3. Back to citation MONS. MANUEL FULCHERI Y PIETRA SANTA (1912-1922), Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  4. Back to citation MONS. FRANCISCO URANGA Y SAENZ (1922-1930) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  5. Back to citation MONS. FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ ARIAS (1931-1946) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  6. Back to citation MONS. ALFONSO ESPINO Y SILVA (1947-1951) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  7. Back to citation MONS. SERGIO MÉNDEZ ARCEO (1952-1983) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  8. Back to citation MONS. JUAN JESÚS POSADAS OCAMPO (1983-1987) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  9. Back to citation MONS. LUIS REYNOSO CERVANTES (1987-2000) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  10. Back to citation MONS. FLORENCIO OLVERA OCHOA (2002-2009) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  11. Back to citation S.E.R. MONS. ALFONSO CORTÉS CONTRERAS, XI Obispo de Cuernavaca (10/Julio/2009 - 22/Diciembre/2012) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  12. Back to citation "Obispos" [Bishops] (in Spanish). Diocesis de Cuernavaca. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
  13. Back to citation S.E.R. MONS. RAMÓN CASTRO CASTRO Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
  14. Back to citation Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca, official website
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