Suffragan diocese Celaya, Mexico
Diocese of Celaya
Celayen(sis)
Latin Church
Latin rite diocese in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, erected 13 October 1973. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Leon. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception in Celaya.
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- Established
- 1973
- Catholics
- 1,403,000
- Priests
- 269
- Territory
- 8,770 km²
Parishes and churches
73 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- Catedral / SagrarioCelaya · CathedralView parish
- Cathedral of the Most Pure ConceptionCelaya · CathedralView parish
- Beato Fray Elías del Socorro NievesCelayaView parish
- Cristo SalvadorCelayaView parish
- El Espíritu SantoCelayaView parish
- Jesús NazarenoAtotonilcoView parish
- La AsunciónCelayaView parish
- La AsunciónDolores HidalgoView parish
- La Divina ProvidenciaCelayaView parish
- La Inmaculada ConcepciónVillagránView parish
- La Natividad de la Virgen MaríaAdjuntas del MonteView parish
- La ResurrecciónCelayaView parish
- La Sagrada FamiliaCelayaView parish
- La Santísima TrinidadCelayaView parish
- La Santísima TrinidadOjo de Agua de la TrinidadView parish
- La Virgen de los PobresCelayaView parish
- La Virgencita de las Tres Ave MaríasSan Luis de la PazView parish
- María AuxiliadoraEmpalme EscobedoView parish
- Nuestra Madre Santísima de la LuzLa LuzView parish
- Nuestra Madre Santísima de la LuzPuerto de NietoView parish
- Nuestra Madre Santísima de la LuzItzcuinapanView parish
- Nuestra Señora de FátimaCelayaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeCortazarView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeDolores HidalgoView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeJalpaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeLos RodríguezView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeMexicanosView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeTenería del SantuarioView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeRío LajaView parish
- Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeJalpillaView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma
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The cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception stands in Celaya, 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
The Diocese of Celaya (Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) dates from 13 October 1973. Originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, it passed to the province of the Archdiocese of León on 25 November 2006, where it remains today.
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Pope Leo XIV accepts resignations of two Mexican bishops
Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignations of two Mexican bishops on September 21, 2026, and appointed successors for their respective sees. The Pope accepted the resignation of Víctor Valentín Sánchez Espinosa as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles. Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, the current archbishop of Xalapa, will succeed him as the ninth archbishop of Puebla. The Archdiocese of Puebla stated that Sánchez Espinosa will serve as apostolic administrator until Patrón Wong takes office on November 19, 2026. The Pope also accepted the resignation of Fidencio López Plaza as bishop of the Diocese of Querétaro. Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma, currently the bishop of the Diocese of Celaya, will become the eleventh bishop of Querétaro. Both Sánchez Espinosa and López Plaza had reached the age of 75, the age at which diocesan bishops submit their resignations to the Pope.
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