Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacámbaro
The Diocese of Tacámbaro (Latin: Dioecesis Tacambarensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. The diocese was erected on 26 July 1913. Its cathedra is found within Cathedral of St. Jerome, in the episcopal see of Tacámbaro, Michoacán.
Diocese of Tacámbaro Dioecesis Tacambarensis Diócesis de Tacámbaro | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,648 sq mi (14,630 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 362,000 346,000 (95.6%) |
| Parishes | 41 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 26 July 1913 (110 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Jerome |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Vacant |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdetacambaro.mx | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Leopoldo Lara y Torres (1920 -1933)
- Manuel Pío López Estrada (1934 -1939), appointed Bishop of Veracruz-Jalapa
- José Abraham Martínez Betancourt (1940 -1979)
- Luis Morales Reyes (1979 -1985), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Torreón, Coahuila
- Alberto Suárez Inda (1985 -1995), appointed Archbishop of Morelia, Michoacán; elevated to cardinal in 2015
- Rogelio Cabrera López (1996 -2001), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
- José Luis Castro Medellín, M.S.F. (2002 - 2014)
- Gerardo Díaz Vázquez (2014 - 2023)
Auxiliary bishop
- Luis Morales Reyes (1976-1979), appointed Bishop here
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Eduardo Cirilo Carmona Ortega (priest here, 1983-1991), appointed Bishop of Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca in 2003
- Joel Ocampo Gorostieta, appointed Bishop of Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero in 2019
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Diocese of Colima | Diocese of Apatzingan |
| 1964 | Diocese of Acapulco Diocese of Chilapa Diocese of Toluca | Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano |
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