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Suffragan diocese Tarahumara, Mexico

Diocese of Tarahumara

Tarahumaren(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese seated in Guachochi, Chihuahua, Mexico, serving the Sierra Tarahumara. Erected as a mission sui iuris in 1950, elevated to vicariate apostolic in 1958 and to a diocese in 1993; it is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. Its seat is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Guachochi.

On the map

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

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Established
1993
Catholics
296,000
Priests
36
Territory
31,365 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Juan Manuel Gonzalez Sandoval, M.N.M.

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Guachochi stands in Tarahumara, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

The Diocese of Tarahumara (Latin: Dioecesis Tarahumarensis) traces its beginnings to a mission sui juris erected in 1950, which was raised to a vicariate apostolic in 1958 and finally to a diocese in 1993. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua.