Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato

Diocese of Irapuato
Dioecesis Irapuatensis
Diócesis de Irapuato

Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of León
Metropolitan Irapuato, Guanajuato
Statistics
Area 1,844 sq mi (4,780 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,094,160
1,077,110 (98.4%)
Parishes 61
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 3 January 2004 (11 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda
Metropolitan Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato (Latin: Dioecesis Irapuatensis) (erected 3 January 2004) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.

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