Diocese of

Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Mexico Mexico

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas / Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Morelia

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

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History

Contact Info

Address: Av. Autonomía Universitaria #15 Col. Fideicomiso, 60950 - Lázaro Cárdenas, Mich., Mexico

Phone: (753) 5-41-64-07

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.11.20 – ...):Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (72)Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Roman Rite)

Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (72)Bishop Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (72)
(2013.11.20 – ...)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

Duc in altum

Born:1952.02.17 (Guanajuto, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1977.06.17
Consecrated Bishop:2014.02.05

Priest of León (Mexico) (1977.06.17 – 2013.11.20)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (2013.11.20 – ...)

Bishop Fabio Martínez Castilla (later Archbishop)
(2007.03.13 – 2013.02.19)

Semper servus

Born:1950.07.20 (Islas Mujeres, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1977.01.31
Consecrated Bishop:2007.05.04
Died:2023.11.25 (Tuxtla Gutierrez, Mexico † 73)

Priest of Yucatán (Mexico) (1977.01.31 – 2007.03.13)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (2007.03.13 – 2013.02.19)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (Mexico) (2013.02.19 – 2023.11.25)

Bishop Salvador Flores Huerta
(1993.05.03 – 2006.09.30)

Soy yo, no temas

Born:1934.02.17 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1958.03.01
Consecrated Bishop:1993.06.24
Died:2018.12.14 († 84)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (1993.05.03 – 2006.09.30)

Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (102)Bishop José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (102)
(1985.09.11 – 1993.05.03)

Bishop emeritus of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico)

Que todos sean uno

Born:1922.01.01 (Cotija, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1946.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:1961.09.08

Priest of Zamora (Mexico) (1946.05.26 – 1961.05.22)

Bishop of Tula (Mexico) (1961.05.22 – 1985.09.11)

Bishop of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Mexico) (1985.09.11 – 1993.05.03)

Special Churches

Colima (↖), Apatzingán (↑), Tacámbaro (↗), Ciudad Altamirano (→), Acapulco (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 14,800 km²

Population: 912,200 Catholics (97.2% of 938,400 total)

Pastoral Centres: 26 parishes

Personnel: 47 priests (33 diocesan, 14 religious), 74 religious (23 brothers, 51 sisters), 4 seminarians

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Last updated on 2024.10.29

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