Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara
Diocese of Tarahumara Dioecesis Tarahumarensis Diócesis de Tarahumara | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Chihuahua |
| Metropolitan | Guachochi |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 12,110 sq mi (31,400 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 15 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1958 (67 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Constancio Miranda Weckmann |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara (Latin: Dioecesis Tarahumarensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. It was erected as a mission sui juris in 1950 and was elevated, first to a vicariate apostolic in 1958, then to a diocese in 1993.
Ordinaries
- Salvador Martinez Aguirre, S.J. (1958–1973)
- José Alberto Llaguno Farias, S.J. (1975–1992)
- José Luis Dibildox Martínez (1993–2003)
- Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M. (2005– )
Episcopal see
External links and references
- "Diocese of Tarahumara". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
