Suffragan diocese Netzahualcóyotl, Mexico
Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl
Netzahualcoyotlen(sis)
Latin Church
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.
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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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.