Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio

Diocese of Gómez Palacio
Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis
Diócesis de Gómez Palacio
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Durango
Metropolitan Gómez Palacio, Durango
Statistics
Area 7,379 sq mi (19,110 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
585,000
468,000 (80.0%)
Parishes 38
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 November 2008 (7 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Secular priests 51
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Jose Fortunato Alvarez Valdez
Metropolitan Archbishop Héctor González Martínez

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio (Latin: Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis) is located in Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango from which it was erected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

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