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Suffragan diocese Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico

Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl

Netzahualcoyotlen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, State of Mexico, erected 5 February 1979. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla. Its seat is the Cathedral of Jesus Lord of Mercy, serving one of the most populous diocesan territories in Mexico.

On the map

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

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Established
1979
Catholics
5,364,880
Priests
129
Territory
2,409 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Hector Luis Morales Sanchez
Born
12 September 1954
Birthplace
Tamuin

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Jesus Lord of Mercy stands in Netzahualcóyotl, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Diocese of Nezahualcóyotl (Latin: Dioecesis Netzahualcoyotlensis), erected on 5 February 1979, belongs to the province of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla as a suffragan see.