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 | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,212 sq mi (13,500 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 332.088 320,386 (96.5%) |
| Parishes | 47 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 January 1961 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Trinity |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Rafael Sandoval Sandoval |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
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Bishops
Ordinaries
- Miguel González Ibarra (1961-1967)
- Everardo López Alcocer (1967-1968)
- José Maclovio Vásquez Silos (1969-1990)
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (1991-2003)
- Gonzalo Galván Castillo (2004-2015)
- Rafael Sandoval Sandoval (2015-)
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
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