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Suffragan diocese Aguililla, Michoacan, Mexico

Diocese of Apatzingán

Apatzinganien(sis)

The Diocese of Apatzingan in Michoacan, Mexico was erected on 30 April 1962 and is a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its current bishop, Cristobal Ascencio Garcia, has served since 2014.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Apatzingan, in Aguililla, Mexico.

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Established
1962
Catholics
646,000
Priests
50
Territory
13,105 km²

Parishes and churches

27 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Cristobal Ascencio Garcia
Born
25 March 1955
Birthplace
El Josefino de Allende

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Apatzingan stands in Aguililla, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Mexico, the Diocese of Apatzingan (Latin: Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis) forms part of the ecclesiastical province headed by the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. The bishop's cathedra rests in the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in the see city of Apatzingan, Michoacán.