Diocese of Irapuato, Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Irapuato / Irapuaten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: León

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

2004.01.03: Established as Diocese of Irapuato / Irapuaten(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia and Diocese of León and became suffragan of San Luis Potosí)
2006.11.25: Became suffragan of León

Contact Info

Address: Av. Juárez #138, Despacho 407, Centro, 36500 - Irapuato, Gto., Mexico

Phone: (462) 6-22-35-47

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.03.11 – ...):

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Irapuato (Roman Rite)

Bishop Enrique Díaz Díaz (71)
(2017.03.11 – ...)

Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico)

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Born:	1952.06.13 (Huandacareo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1977.10.23
Consecrated Bishop:	2003.07.10

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1977.10.23 – 2003.04.30)

Titular Bishop of Izirzada (2003.04.30 – 2014.05.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) (2003.04.30 – 2014.05.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de las Casas (Mexico) (2014.05.15 – 2017.03.11)

Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico) (2017.03.11 – ...)

Bishop José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda (82)
(2004.01.03 – 2017.03.11)

Bishop emeritus of Irapuato (Mexico)

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Born:	1941.09.04 (Tepeji del Río, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1968.09.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1997.04.12

Priest of México (Mexico) (1968.09.28 – 1997.03.11)

Titular Bishop of Naratcata (1997.03.11 – 2004.01.03)

Auxiliary Bishop of México (Mexico) (1997.03.11 – 2004.01.03)

Bishop of Irapuato (Mexico) (2004.01.03 – 2017.03.11)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Irapuato, Guanajuato

León (↑), Celaya (→), Morelia (↓)

Statistics (2021.12.31)

Area: 1,775 km²

Population: 1,639,000 Catholics (96.3% of 1,702,000 total)

Pastoral Centres: 70 parishes, 39 missions

Personnel: 210 priests (157 diocesan, 53 religious), 1 deacon, 294 religious (57 brothers, 237 sisters), 53 seminarians