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Suffragan diocese Parral, Mexico

Diocese of Parral

Parralen(sis)

Latin rite diocese in southern Chihuahua, Mexico, erected 11 March 1992. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Joseph in Hidalgo del Parral.

On the map

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

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Established
1992
Catholics
515,790
Priests
47
Territory
43,698 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Mauricio Urrea Carrillo
Born
6 July 1969
Birthplace
Nogales

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The cathedral

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

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History

Erected in 1992, the Diocese of Parral (Latin: Dioecesis Parralensis) is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua in Mexico.