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Suffragan diocese Abdenago C. García, Chihuahua, Mexico

Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes

Neograndicasen(sis)

The Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes in Chihuahua, Mexico, was established as a territorial prelature in 1977 and elevated to a diocese in 2000. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua and has been led by Bishop Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada since 2025.

On the map

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The address the register holds for Cathedral of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, in Abdenago C. García, Mexico.

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Established
1977
Catholics
98,993
Priests
35
Territory
36,332 km²

Parishes and churches

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

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The bishop

Bishop
Víctor Melchor Quintana Quezada
Born
29 July 1969
Birthplace
Santa Ana, Namiquipa

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The cathedral

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal stands in Abdenago C. García, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.

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History

A suffragan of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua in Mexico, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Latin: Dioecesis Neograndicasensis) began as a territorial prelature in 1977 and was elevated in 2000. Its territory covers an area of 36,320 and holds a population of 149,000, of whom 130,000 are Catholic, served by 37 priests and 45 religious.