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Suffragan diocese Acamixtla, Guerrero, Mexico

Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa

Chilpancingen(sis)-Chilapen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin Catholic diocese in the state of Guerrero, Mexico, erected as the Diocese of Chilapa in 1863 and renamed in 1989, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Acapulco. Bishop Jose de Jesus Gonzalez Hernandez has led the see since 2022.

On the map

Esri
Acamixtla, Mexico, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1863
Catholics
1,032,881
Priests
135
Territory
19,977 km²

Parishes and churches

87 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
José de Jesús González Hernández
Born
25 December 1964
Birthplace
Etzatlán
Institute
ORDINE FRANCESCANO FRATI MINORI

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in Acamixtla, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Co-Cathedral of the Assumption.

On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.

History

A suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa carries the Latin title Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis.