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Suffragan diocese Irapuato, Mexico

Diocese of Irapuato

Irapuaten(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, erected 3 January 2004. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Leon. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude in Irapuato.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude, in Irapuato, Mexico.

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Established
2004
Catholics
1,077,110
Priests
202
Territory
4,776 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Enrique Diaz Diaz
Born
13 June 1952
Birthplace
Huandacareo

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The cathedral

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

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History

In southern Mexico, the Diocese of Irapuato (Latin: Dioecesis Irapuatensis) belongs to the province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of León as a Latin suffragan see. Its cathedral is the Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad at Irapuato, Guanajuato.