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Suffragan diocese Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Diocese of Puerto Escondido

Portus Abditi

Latin rite diocese on the Pacific coast of Oaxaca, Mexico, erected 8 November 2003. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Antequera (Oaxaca).

On the map

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The address the register holds for Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, in Puerto Escondido, Mexico.

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Established
2003
Catholics
423,000
Priests
61
Territory
13,221 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Florencio Armando Colin Cruz
Born
27 October 1950
Birthplace
Acambay

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The cathedral

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad stands in Puerto Escondido, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

With its episcopal see at Puerto Escondido, this Latin Church diocese (Latin: Dioecesis Portus Abditi) belongs to the province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera in Mexico. On 31 October 2012, Pope Benedict XVI named Pedro Vázquez Villalobos as Bishop of Puerto Escondido.