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Suffragan diocese Tepic, Mexico

Diocese of Tepic

Tepicen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese seated in Tepic, capital of Nayarit, Mexico, erected on 23 June 1891. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and its seat is the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, in Tepic, Mexico.

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Established
1891
Catholics
1,168,480
Priests
238
Territory
22,784 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Engelberto Polino Sanchez
Born
14 March 1966
Birthplace
Teuchitlán

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The cathedral

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Tepic, 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

In western Mexico, the Diocese of Tepic (Latin: Dioecesis Tepicensis) is a Latin suffragan see within the province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Guadalajara. Its cathedral, the Catedral de la Purísima Concepción, dedicated to the Immaculate Conception, stands in Tepic, capital of Nayarit state, and the diocese also holds a minor basilica, the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Talpa, dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, in Talpa de Allende, Jalisco.