Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche
| Diocese of Campeche Dioecesis Campecorensis Diócesis de Campeche | |
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Yucatán |
| Metropolitan | Campeche, Campeche |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,575 sq mi (55,880 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 760,000 608,000 (80%) |
| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 March 1895 (120 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ramón Castro Castro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Campeche (Latin: Dioecesis Campecorensis) (erected 24 March 1895) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
Ordinaries
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (1895 - 1898)
- Rómulo Betancourt y Torres (1900 - 1901)
- Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (1904 - 1909)
- Jaime de Anasagasti y Llamas (1909 - 1910)
- Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1912 - 1921)
- Francisco María González y Arias (1922 - 1931)
- Luis Guízar y Barragán (1931 - 1938)
- Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla (1939 - 1967)
- José de Jesús Garcia Ayala (1967 - 1982)
- Héctor González Martínez (1982 - 1988)
- Carlos Suárez Cázares (1988 - 1994)
- José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (1995 - 2005)
- Ramón Castro Castro (2006 - )
Episcopal See
References
- "Diocese of Campeche". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
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