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Suffragan diocese Querétaro, Mexico

Diocese of Querétaro

Queretaren(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese covering the state of Queretaro, Mexico, erected 26 January 1863. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Leon. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Philip Neri in Santiago de Queretaro.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of St. Philip Neri, in Querétaro, Mexico.

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Established
1863
Catholics
1,643,532
Priests
360
Territory
15,330 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Fidencio Lopez Plaza
Born
28 April 1950
Birthplace
La Estancia San José Iturbide

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The cathedral

Cathedral of St. Philip Neri stands in Querétaro, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Serving the Mexican state of Querétaro, the Diocese of Querétaro (Latin: Dioecesis Queretarensis) was erected on January 26, 1863. Its territory spans 15,326 km² (5,919 square miles) and holds a population of 1,730,034, of whom 95% are Catholic. The diocese belongs to the Province of León, and its current bishop is Fidencio López Plaza.

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  • Pope Leo XIV accepts resignations of two Mexican bishops

    Pope Leo XIV accepted the resignations of two Mexican bishops on September 21, 2026, and appointed successors for their respective sees. The Pope accepted the resignation of Víctor Valentín Sánchez Espinosa as archbishop of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles. Jorge Carlos Patrón Wong, the current archbishop of Xalapa, will succeed him as the ninth archbishop of Puebla. The Archdiocese of Puebla stated that Sánchez Espinosa will serve as apostolic administrator until Patrón Wong takes office on November 19, 2026. The Pope also accepted the resignation of Fidencio López Plaza as bishop of the Diocese of Querétaro. Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma, currently the bishop of the Diocese of Celaya, will become the eleventh bishop of Querétaro. Both Sánchez Espinosa and López Plaza had reached the age of 75, the age at which diocesan bishops submit their resignations to the Pope.

    Sep 21, 2026 · Bishops · 3 sources

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