Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, in Mexico.

Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano

Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis

Diócesis de Ciudad Altamirano
Catedral de San Juan Bautista
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Acapulco
MetropolitanCiudad Altamirano, Guerrero
Statistics
Area6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
913,000
885,000 (96.9%)
Parishes28
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established27 October 1964 (58 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. John the Baptist
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoel Ocampo Gorostieta
Metropolitan ArchbishopLeopoldo González González
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Ordinaries

  • Juan Navarro Ramirez (19651970)
  • Manuel Samaniego Barriga (19711979), appointed Bishop of Cuautitlán, México
  • José Lizares Estrada (19801987)
  • José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (19871995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
  • Carlos Garfias Merlos (19962003), appointed Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México
  • José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez (20042005)
  • Maximino Martínez Miranda (20062018), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México
  • Joel Ocampo Gorostieta (2019-)

Episcopal see

  • "Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
  • "Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano". Catholicer Network.

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