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Diocese of Jesús María
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The Territorial Prelature of Jesús María, el Nayar is a Latin rite missionary jurisdiction in Nayarit, Mexico, serving largely indigenous Cora, Huichol and Tepehuan communities. It was erected in 1962, is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, and has been led since 2025 by Bishop Andrés Sáinz Márquez.
- Bishop
- Andrés Sáinz Márquez
- Latin name
- Nayarian(us) de Iesu et Maria
- Erected
- 13 January 1962
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Jesús María
- Rank
- Prelatura Territoriale Suffraganea
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- Guadalajara (Archdiocese of Guadalajara)
- Catholics
- 136,540
- Parishes
- 13
- Catholics per parish
- 10,503
- Chancery
- Belén 24B, Col. Hermosa Provincia, 63197 Tepic, Nay., México
- Telephone
- Tel. [311]213-88-80; fax 214-23-42
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Tepic 70 km
- Guadalajara 137 km
- Zacatecas 208 km
- Aguascalientes 212 km
- San Juan de los Lagos 222 km
- Autlán 235 km
Parishes near the see
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Misión de Chapalilla <1 km
- Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe · Guadalupe Ocotán <1 km
- San Ignacio de Loyola · Huaynamota 17 km
- Sagrado Corazón de Jesús · Popotita 18 km
- San Juan Diego · Mesa del Tirador 35 km
- Santísima Trinidad · Mesa del Nayar 47 km
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Sources: wikidata-p488 · Annuario code 001000275 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-08