Roman Catholic Diocese of Huajuapan de León
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Huajuapan de León (Latin: Dioecesis Huaiuapanensis) (erected 25 April 1902 as the Diocese of Mixtecas, renamed on 13 November 1903) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Angeles.
Diocese of Huajuapan de León Dioecesis Huaiuapanensis Diócesis de Huajuapan de León | |
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 Catedral de la Virgen de Guadalupe | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Puebla de los Angeles |
| Metropolitan | Huajuapan de León |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 10,042 sq mi (26,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics (including non-members) | (as of 2006) 760,000 720.000 (94.7%) |
| Parishes | 71 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 25 April 1902 (118 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Virgin of Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Victor Sánchez Espinosa |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| arquidiocesisdepuebla.mx | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Rafael Amador y Hernández (1903 -1923)
- Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes (1923 -1933), appointed Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
- Jenaro Méndez del Río (1933 -1952)
- Celestino Fernández y Fernández (1952 -1967)
- José López Lara (1967 -1981), appointed Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco
- José de Jesús Aguilera Rodriguez (1982 -1991)
- Felipe Padilla Cardona (1992 -1996), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Tehuantepec, Oaxaca
- Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda (2000 - 2020)
Auxiliary bishop
- Celestino Fernández y Fernández (1948-1952), appointed Bishop here
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Huajuapan de León". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
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