Suffragan diocese Agua Verde, Sinaloa, Mexico
Diocese of Mazatlán
Mazatlanen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in Sinaloa, Mexico, established on November 22, 1958, and a suffragan of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Durango. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Mazatlan.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1958
- Catholics
- 711,691
- Priests
- 91
- Territory
- 19,112 km²
Parishes and churches
45 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- San JoséCopalaView parish
- San JoséMazatlánView parish
- San JoséSan José de ConitacaView parish
- San José ObreroMazatlánMass times recorded
- San Juan Apóstol y EvangelistaMazatlánMass times recorded
- San Juan BautistaVilla UniónMass times recorded
- San Judas TadeoMazatlánMass times recorded
- San Miguel ArcángelEscamillasMass times recorded
- San Pablo ApóstolMazatlánMass times recorded
- San Pedro ApóstolChametlaView parish
- San Pedro ApóstolMazatlánView parish
- San Rafael ArcángelMazatlánMass times recorded
- San SebastiánConcordiaMass times recorded
- Santa ÚrsulaCosaláMass times recorded
- Santísima TrinidadMazatlánMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Mario Espinosa Contreras
- Born
- 22 November 1949
- Birthplace
- Tepic
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The cathedral
Catedral Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion stands in Agua Verde, 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
Erected in 1958, the Diocese of Mazatlán (Latin: Dioecesis Mazatlanensis) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Durango. In 1968, both the diocese and the archdiocese ceded territory for the creation of the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.