Diocese of

Nezahualcóyotl

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Nezahualcóyotl / Netzahualcóyotl / Netzahualcoyotlen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tlalnepantla

Neighbouring Dioceses: México (←), Iztapalapa (←), Texcoco (↑), Puebla de los Ángeles (→), Valle de Chalco (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1979.02.05: Established as Diocese of Nezahualcóyotl / Netzahualcóyotl / Netzahualcoyotlen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Texcoco and became suffragan of México)
1989.06.17: Became suffragan of Tlalnepantla
2003.07.08: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Valle de Chalco

Contact Info

Address: Calle 4° Av. con Esq. Bellas Artes Col. Evolución, 57700- Cd. Nezahualcóyotl, Méx., Mexico

Phone: (55) 57-97-61-32

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1990.05)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.01.07 – ...):

Bishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez (71)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Nezahualcóyotl (Roman Rite)

Bishop Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez (71)
(2011.01.07 – ...)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico)

In nomine Domini

Born:	1954.09.12 (Tamuin, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1979.01.17
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.01.17

Priest of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) (1979.01.17 – 2005.10.15)

Bishop-Prelate of Huautla (Mexico) (2005.10.15 – 2011.01.07)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (2011.01.07 – ...)

Bishop Carlos Garfias Merlos (75) (later Archbishop)
(2003.07.08 – 2010.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

Cristo es nuestra paz

Born:	1951.01.01 (Tuxpan, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1975.11.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.07.25

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1975.11.23 – 1996.06.24)

Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico) (1996.06.24 – 2003.07.08)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (2003.07.08 – 2010.06.07)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Acapulco (Mexico) (2010.06.07 – 2016.11.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2016.11.05 – 2026.01.19)

Vice-President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2018.11.13 – 2021.11.10)

Bishop José María Hernández González
(1989.11.18 – 2003.07.08)

Adveniat regnum tuum

Born:	1927.01.17 (Pénjamo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1950.03.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.04.26
Died:	2015.01.19 (Celaya, Mexico † 88)

Bishop of Chilapa (Mexico) (1983.02.18 – 1989.10.20)

Bishop of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Mexico) (1989.10.20 – 1989.11.18)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (1989.11.18 – 2003.07.08)

Bishop José Melgoza Osorio
(1979.02.05 – 1989.03.15)

Born:	1912.02.17 (Coalcomán, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1938.12.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1970.06.29
Died:	2007.09.04 († 95)

Bishop of Ciudad Valles (Mexico) (1970.05.18 – 1979.02.05)

Bishop of Nezahualcóyotl (Mexico) (1979.02.05 – 1989.03.15)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Jesús Señor de la Misericordia, Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, México

México (←), Iztapalapa (←), Texcoco (↑), Puebla de los Ángeles (→), Valle de Chalco (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 413 km²

Population: 1,314,300 Catholics (69.2% of 1,898,256 total)

Pastoral Centres: 90 parishes

Personnel: 123 priests (96 diocesan, 27 religious), 103 religious (49 brothers, 54 sisters), 20 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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