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Suffragan diocese Anáhuac, Chihuahua, Mexico

Diocese of Cuauhtémoc–Madera

Cuauhtemocen(sis)-Materien(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera is a Latin Church diocese in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. Originally erected as the Territorial Prelature of Madera in 1966, it was elevated to a diocese in 1995 and is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Catedral de San Antonio de Padua, in Anáhuac, Mexico.

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Established
1995
Catholics
353,296
Priests
45
Territory
37,418 km²

Parishes and churches

28 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
Jesús Omar Alemán Chávez
Born
1 July 1970
Birthplace
Ciudad Cuauhtémoc

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The cathedral

Catedral de San Antonio de Padua stands in Anáhuac, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

Its co-cathedral is Cocatedral de San Pedro Apóstol.

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

History

In northern Mexico, the Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera (Latin: Dioecesis Cuauhtemocensis-Materiensis) is a Latin suffragan within the province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Chihuahua. The episcopal seat is the Catedral de San Antonio, dedicated to Saint Anthony of Padua, in Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua State. A second church, the Cocatedral de San Pedro in Madera (also in Chihuahua State), dedicated to Saint Peter and formerly the see of the territorial prelature of Madera, serves as Co-Cathedral.