Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán (Latin: Dioecesis Rivoriensis) (erected 28 January 1961) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Diocese of Autlán

Dioecesis Rivoriensis

Diócesis de Autlán
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceGuadalajara
Statistics
Area5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
332.088
320,386 (96.5%)
Parishes47
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 January 1961 (62 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Trinity
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRafael Sandoval Sandoval
Metropolitan ArchbishopFrancisco Robles Ortega
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Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

  • Luis Robles Díaz, appointed nuncio and titular Archbishop in 1985
  • José Francisco Robles Ortega, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México in 1991; future Cardinal
  • Jonás Guerrero Corona, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of México, Federal District in 2001

Episcopal See

  • "Diocese of Autlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.

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