Diocese of Cuernavaca Dioecesis Cuernavacensis Diócesis de Cuernavaca | |
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 Catedral de la Asunción de María | |
| Location | |
| Country | 
Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Toluca |
| Metropolitan | Cuernavaca |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,908 sq mi (4,940 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 2,144,000 1,854,000 (86.5%) |
| Parishes | 109 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 23 June 1891 (132 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Ramón Castro Castro |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca ( Latin: Dioecesis Cuernavacensis) (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Toluca. Its seat is in the Cuernavaca Cathedral. S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro was named 12th Bishop of Cuernavaca by Pope Francis on May 15, 2013.
Ordinaries
- Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia (1894–1898). [1]
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1898–1911), appointed Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León. [2]
- Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1912–1922), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán. [3]
- Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1922–1930). [4]
- Francisco María González y Arias (1931–1946). [5]
- Alfonso Espino y Silva (1947–1951), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León. [6]
- Sergio Méndez Arceo (1952–1982). [7]
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1982–1987), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; elevated to Cardinal in 1991. [8]
- Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1987–2000). [9]
- Florencio Olvera Ochoa (2002–2009). [10]
- Alfonso Cortes Contreras (2009–2012), appointed Archbishop of León, Guanajuato. [11]
- S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro (2012–present) [12] [13]
Episcopal See
External links and references
- ^ MONS. HIPÓLITO VERA Y TALONIA (1894-1898) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. FRANCISCO PLANCARTE Y NAVARRETE (1899-1912) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. MANUEL FULCHERI Y PIETRA SANTA (1912-1922), Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. FRANCISCO URANGA Y SAENZ (1922-1930) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ ARIAS (1931-1946) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. ALFONSO ESPINO Y SILVA (1947-1951) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. SERGIO MÉNDEZ ARCEO (1952-1983) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. JUAN JESÚS POSADAS OCAMPO (1983-1987) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. LUIS REYNOSO CERVANTES (1987-2000) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ MONS. FLORENCIO OLVERA OCHOA (2002-2009) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ S.E.R. MONS. ALFONSO CORTÉS CONTRERAS, XI Obispo de Cuernavaca (10/Julio/2009 - 22/Diciembre/2012) Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
- ^ "Obispos" [Bishops] (in Spanish). Diocesis de Cuernavaca. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ S.E.R. MONS. RAMÓN CASTRO CASTRO Diócesis de Cuernavaca, retrieved Nov 13, 2019
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