Suffragan diocese San Juan de los Lagos, Mexico
Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos
Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus, già Ioannopolitanus a Lacubus
Latin Church
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
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- 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.
- Vicaria Fija Sagrado Corazón de JesúsAtotonilco el AltoView parish
- Vicaria Fija San AgustínJamayView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez
- Born
- 7 February 1955
- Birthplace
- Cañadas de Obregón
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
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.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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.