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.
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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.
- Parroquia Señor de la AscensiónSanta María del OroView parish
- Parroquia Señor San JoséTalpa de AllendeView parish
- Parroquia Señor San JoséTepicView parish
- Rectoría Sagrados Corazones de Jesús y de MaríaTepicView parish
- Santuario Nuestra Señora de GuadalupeTepicView parish
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
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.