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Suffragan diocese San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico

Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos

Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus, già Ioannopolitanus a Lacubus

Latin rite diocese in the Los Altos region of Jalisco, Mexico, erected 25 March 1972. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos, home of the venerated image of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos and a major national pilgrimage site.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos, in San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico.

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Established
1972
Catholics
1,084,000
Priests
351
Territory
12,000 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez
Born
7 February 1955
Birthplace
Cañadas de Obregón

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of San Juan de los Lagos stands in San Juan de los Lagos, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

Erected on 25 March 1972 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus) takes in surrounding cities of the Mexican state of Jalisco, among them Lagos de Moreno, Tepatitlán and Arandas. Bishop José Leopoldo González González has led the diocese since 25 May 2024.