Diocese of Zamora, Mexico 🇲🇽

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Name: Zamora / Zamoren(sis) in Mexico (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Morelia

Neighbouring Dioceses: Colima (↙), Ciudad Guzmán (←), Guadalajara (↖), San Juan de los Lagos (↑), Morelia (→), Tacámbaro (↘), Apatzingán (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Nuestra Señora de la Esperanza

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1863.01.26: Established as Diocese of Zamora / Zamoren(sis) in Mexico (Latin) (from Diocese of Michoacán and became suffragan of Michoacán)
1913.07.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Tacámbaro

Contact Info

Address: Hidalgo Sur # 59, Centro, 59600 - Zamora, Mich., Mexico

Phone: (351) 5-12-12-08

Present Prelates

Bishop (2025.11.20 – ...):	Bishop Joel Ocampo Gorostieta (62)
Auxiliary Bishop (2021.05.29 – ...):	Bishop Francisco Figueroa Cervantes (50) Titular Bishop of Lamasba

Ordinaries

Bishops of Zamora (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joel Ocampo Gorostieta (62)
(2025.11.20 – ...)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico)

Pax et justitia in unitatem

Born:	1963.08.21 (El Paso de Tierra Caliente, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1989.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2019.07.09

Priest of Tacámbaro (Mexico) (1989.04.15 – 2019.04.02)

Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano (Mexico) (2019.04.02 – 2025.11.20)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (2025.11.20 – ...)

Bishop Javier Navarro Rodríguez (76)
(2007.05.03 – 2025.11.20)

Bishop emeritus of Zamora (Mexico)

Gaudium et Pax in Fide

Born:	1949.10.27 (Tala, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1978.12.23
Consecrated Bishop:	1992.06.05

Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1978.12.23 – 1992.04.15)

Titular Bishop of Voncaria (1992.04.15 – 1999.01.20)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1992.04.15 – 1999.01.20)

Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos (Mexico) (1999.01.20 – 2007.05.03)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (2007.05.03 – 2025.11.20)

Vice-President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2012.11.14 – 2018.11.13)

Bishop Carlos Suárez Cázares (79)
(1994.08.18 – 2006.12.13)

Titular Bishop of Abidda
Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Morelia (Mexico)

Born:	1946.12.02 (La Piedad, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1972.12.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1988.07.25

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1972.12.30 – 1988.06.01)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico) (1988.06.01 – 1994.08.18)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1994.08.18 – 2006.12.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2008.11.04 – 2021.12.23)

Titular Bishop of Abidda (2008.11.04 – ...)

Bishop José Esaul Robles Jiménez
(1974.12.12 – 1993.10.18)

Born:	1925.06.04 (Jalpa, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1949.04.02
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.09.14
Died:	1993.10.18 († 68)

Bishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (1962.07.24 – 1974.12.12)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1974.12.12 – 1993.10.18)

Bishop Adolfo Hernández Hurtado
(1970.09.06 – 1974.12.12)

Born:	1920.12.18 (Arandas, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1943.12.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1958.05.11
Died:	2004.10.15 (Guadalajara, Mexico † 83)

Bishop of Tapachula (Mexico) (1958.01.13 – 1970.09.06)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1970.09.06 – 1974.12.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1974.12.12 – 1997.03.20)

Titular Bishop of Vicus Pacati (1974.12.12 – 2004.10.15)

Bishop José Salazar López (later Cardinal)
(1967.09.15 – 1970.02.21)

Ministrare

Born:	1910.01.12 (Ameca, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1934.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1961.08.20
Created Cardinal:	1973.03.05
Died:	1991.07.09 (Guadalajara, Mexico † 81)

Priest of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1934.05.26 – 1961.05.22)

Titular Bishop of Prusias ad Hypium (1961.05.22 – 1967.09.15)

Coadjutor Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1961.05.22 – 1967.09.15)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1967.09.15 – 1970.02.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1970.02.21 – 1987.05.15)

President of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (1973 – 1980)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Emerenziana a Tor Fiorenza (1973.03.05 – 1991.07.09)

Fr. Jorge Francisco Mosquera Barreiro, O.F.M. (later Bishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 1959 – 1964.04.21)

Fr. Manuel Moncayo, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1949.11.18 – 1959)

Bishop José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla
(1947.03.10 – 1967.09.15)

Born:	1895.03.16 (Tepexpan, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1920.04.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1947.05.25
Died:	1976.01.06 (Zamora, Mexico † 80)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1947.03.10 – 1967.09.15)

Titular Bishop of Rusguniæ (1967.09.15 – 1976.01.06)

Fr. Giovanni Maria Gonzalez, O.F.M.
(Apostolic Administrator 1933 – 1941)

Bishop Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta
(1922.04.21 – 1946.06.30)

Born:	1874.05.18 (San Angel, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1898.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:	1912.09.08
Died:	1946.06.30 († 72)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1912.05.06 – 1922.04.21)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1922.04.21 – 1946.06.30)

Bishop José Othón Núñez y Zárate (later Archbishop)
(1909.03.22 – 1922.03.17)

Born:	1867.07.02 (Oaxaco, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1892.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1909.07.04
Died:	1941.03.05 († 73)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1909.03.22 – 1922.03.17)

Titular Archbishop of Cabassa (1922.03.17 – 1922.05.18)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera (Mexico) (1922.03.17 – 1922.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Antequera (Mexico) (1922.05.18 – 1941.03.05)

Bishop José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán
(1908.10.24 – 1909)

Born:	1865.06.19 (Hacienda de Santa Inés, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1890.09.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1899.05.21
Died:	1928.10.31 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Tlous (1899.04.11 – 1908.10.24)

Coadjutor Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1899.04.11 – 1908.10.24)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1908.10.24 – 1909)

Titular Bishop of Carpathus (1921.11.11 – 1928.10.31)

Bishop José María Cázares y Martínez (later Archbishop)
(1878.07.15 – 1908.04.29)

Born:	1832.11.20 (La Piedad, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1869.08.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1878.10.20
Died:	1909.03.31 († 76)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1878.07.15 – 1908.04.29)

Titular Archbishop of Cyzicus (1908.04.29 – 1909.03.31)

Bishop José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro
(1863.03.19 – 1877.07.13)

Born:	1799.05.28 (Zamora, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1828
Consecrated Bishop:	1864.05.08
Died:	1877.07.13 (Zamora, Mexico † 78)

Titular Bishop of Druzipara (1862.04.07 – 1863.03.19)

Auxiliary Bishop of Michoacán (Mexico) (1862.04.07 – 1863.03.19)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1863.03.19 – 1877.07.13)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José Salazar López (later Cardinal) (1961.05.22 – 1967.09.15)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1899.04.11 – 1908.10.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Jaime Calderón Calderón (59) (later Archbishop) (2012.07.05 – 2018.07.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Salvador Martinez Silva (1940.08.10 – 1969.02.07)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Inmaculada Concepción de María, Zamora de Hidalgo, Michoacán de Ocampo
Co-Cathedral: Concatedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, Zamora de Hidalgo, Michoacán de Ocampo
Jubilee Churches in the Holy Year 2025

Colima (↙), Ciudad Guzmán (←), Guadalajara (↖), San Juan de los Lagos (↑), Morelia (→), Tacámbaro (↘), Apatzingán (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 12,000 km²

Population: 1,376,000 Catholics (86.8% of 1,584,600 total)

Pastoral Centres: 137 parishes

Personnel: 308 priests (252 diocesan, 56 religious), 729 religious (98 brothers, 631 sisters), 67 seminarians