The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is within the Cathedral of Christ the King, in the episcopal see of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.
Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas Diócesis de Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Morelia |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,747 sq mi (14,880 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 805,000 725,000 (90.1%) |
| Parishes | 23 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 October 1985 (39 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Christ the King |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Armando António Ortíz Aguirre |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
| Bishops emeritus | José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| diocesislazarocardenas.org | |
History
editThe Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries
edit- José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (1985 – 1993)
- Salvador Flores Huerta (1993 – 2006)
- Fabio Martínez Castilla (2007 - 2013), appointed Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutierrez[1]
- Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (2013 - present)
External links and references
edit- "Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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