Suffragan diocese Ajuchitlán del Progreso, Guerrero, Mexico
Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano
Civitatis Altamiren(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano is a Latin Church diocese in Guerrero, Mexico, a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, erected on 27 October 1964. The see has been vacant since Bishop Joel Ocampo Gorostieta was transferred to Zamora in November 2025, with Fr. Oton Carranza Lorenzo serving as Diocesan Administrator.
On the map
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- Established
- 1964
- Catholics
- 885,000
- Priests
- 72
- Territory
- 16,006 km²
Parishes and churches
34 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Santa María de GuadalupeAcatitlánView parish
- Santiago ApóstolIxcatepecView parish
- Santiago ApóstolTlatlayaView parish
- Señor de EsquipulasCiudad AltamiranoView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
No bishop is recorded for this diocese. See the bishop.
The cathedral
Catedral de San Juan Bautista stands in Ajuchitlán del Progreso, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
History
In Mexico, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis) stands as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.