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Suffragan diocese Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico

Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán

Guzmanopolitan(us)

Latin rite diocese in southern Jalisco, Mexico, erected 25 March 1972. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Ciudad Guzman.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Joseph, in Ciudad Guzmán, Mexico.

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Established
1972
Catholics
416,170
Priests
106
Territory
8,322 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Herculano Medina Garfias
Born
27 November 1967
Birthplace
Rincón de Cedeños

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Joseph stands in Ciudad Guzmán, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

In Jalisco, Mexico, the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán (Latin: Dioecesis Guzmanopolitana) was erected on 25 March 1972 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Its bishop's seat is the Cathedral of San José in Ciudad Guzmán.