Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora in Mexico

Diocese of Zamora in Mexico
Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico
Diócesis de Zamora in México

Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Morelia
Metropolitan Zamora, Michoacán
Statistics
Area 4,635 sq mi (12,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
1,629,000
1,465,000 (89.9%)
Parishes 140
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 26 January 1863 (152 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez
Metropolitan Archbishop Alberto Suárez Inda
Auxiliary Bishops Jaime Calderón Calderón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico) (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Morelia.

Ordinaries

Institutions for Catholic Education

Some prominents which studied at the Seminario de Zamora:

Saints, blesseds and servants of God of the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico:

Territorial losses

Year Along with To form
1913 Archdiocese of Michoacán Diocese of Tacámbaro

Episcopal See

External links and references

Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Zamora.


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