Suffragan territorial prelature Guadalupe Ocotán, Nayarit, Mexico

Diocese of Jesús María

Nayarian(us) de Iesu et Maria

Latin Church

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.

On the map

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

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Established: 1962
Catholics: 136,540
Priests: 14
Territory: 25,000 km²

Parishes and churches

18 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: Andrés Sáinz Márquez
Born: 16 August 1969
Birthplace: Arandas

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Jesús María stands in Guadalupe Ocotán, 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.

The see

Rank: Suffragan territorial prelature
Tradition: Latin Church
Erected: 13 January 1962
Latin: Nayarian(us) de Iesu et Maria
Annuario code: 001000275

The see in figures

Catholics: 136,540
Population: 155,000
Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds: 88.1%
Priests: 14
Catholics per priest: 9,753
Extent: 25,000 km²
Catholics per km²: 5.5

Figures from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.

How to reach it

Diocesan offices: Belén 24B, Col. Hermosa Provincia, 63197 Tepic, Nay., México
Telephone: [311]213-88-80; fax 214-23-42
Email: [email protected]

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The province of Guadalajara

A suffragan of Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

The sees of this province:

Archdiocese of GuadalajaraAhualulco de Mercado
Diocese of AguascalientesAguascalientes
Diocese of AutlánAhuacapán
Diocese of Ciudad GuzmánCiudad Guzmán
Diocese of ColimaAlcaraces
Diocese of San Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los Lagos
Diocese of TepicTepic

On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.

Sees near here

Diocese of TepicTepic70 km
Archdiocese of GuadalajaraAhualulco de Mercado137 km
Diocese of ZacatecasZacatecas208 km
Diocese of AguascalientesAguascalientes212 km
Diocese of San Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los Lagos222 km
Diocese of AutlánAhuacapán235 km
Territorial Prelature of MixesMixes237 km
Diocese of Ciudad GuzmánCiudad Guzmán258 km

Measured see to see, from the point each record holds. On how the Church is ordered, see the diocese.

Sources

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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: [email protected].