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Suffragan diocese Campeche, Mexico

Diocese of Campeche

Campecoren(sis)

Latin Church

Latin-rite diocese on the Yucatan Peninsula of Mexico, erected on 24 March 1895 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Yucatan. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception in Campeche; Bishop Jose Alberto Gonzalez Juarez was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 11 February 2026.

On the map

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

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Established
1895
Catholics
608,000
Priests
143
Territory
55,879 km²

Parishes and churches

49 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

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The bishop

Bishop
Jose Alberto Gonzalez Juarez
Born
19 December 1967
Birthplace
El Parral

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception, Campeche stands in Campeche, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A Latin Church diocese in Mexico, Campeche (Latin: Dioecesis Campecorensis) was erected on 24 March 1895 and belongs to the province of the Archdiocese of Yucatán as one of its suffragans.

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