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Suffragan diocese Zacatecas, Mexico

Diocese of Zacatecas

Zacatecen(sis)

Latin Church

Latin rite diocese seated in Zacatecas, Mexico, erected on 26 January 1863. A suffragan of Guadalajara until 2006, it has since been a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi; its seat is the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption.

On the map

Esri
The address the register holds for Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, in Zacatecas, Mexico.

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Established
1863
Catholics
1,124,000
Priests
241
Territory
59,021 km²

Parishes and churches

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

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Sigifredo Noriega Barcelo
Born
12 October 1951
Birthplace
Granados

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The cathedral

Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption stands in Zacatecas, 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

Founded on 26 January 1863, the Diocese of Zacatecas (Latin: Dioecesis Zacatecensis) is a Mexican see now suffragan to the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí. For most of its history it answered instead to the Archdiocese of Guadalajara, an arrangement that lasted until 25 November 2006.