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Suffragan diocese Alberto Oviedo Mota, Baja California, Mexico

Diocese of Mexicali

Mexicalen(sis)

Latin Church

The Diocese of Mexicali is a Latin rite see in Baja California, Mexico, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tijuana. Erected in 1966, it is led by Bishop Enrique Sanchez Martinez, who took office in November 2023.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Alberto Oviedo Mota, Mexico.

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Established
1966
Catholics
1,317,533
Priests
182
Territory
59,021 km²

Parishes and churches

91 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
Enrique Sanchez Martinez
Born
2 December 1960
Birthplace
Cuencamé

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe stands in Alberto Oviedo Mota, 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 on 25 March 1966, the Diocese of Mexicali (Latin: Dioecesis Mexicalensis) is today a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. Until 25 November 2006 it had been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.