Roman Catholic Diocese of Apatzingan

The Diocese of Apatzingan (Latin: Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is found within the Immaculate Conception Cathedral, in the episcopal see of Apatzingan, Michoacán.

Diocese of Apatzingan Dioecesis Apatzinganiensis Diócesis de Apatzingán
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Morelia
Statistics
Area	5,060 sq mi (13,100 km2)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 718,000 646,000 (90%)
Parishes	26
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	30 April 1962 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Cristóbal Ascencio García
Metropolitan Archbishop	Carlos Garfias Merlos
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeapatzingan.org.mx

History

The Diocese of Apatzingan was erected on 30 April 1962. Along with the Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano, it lost territory in 1985 to form the Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas.

Ordinaries

• Victorino Alvarez Tena (1962 -1974), appointed Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato
• José Fernández Arteaga (1974 -1980), appointed Bishop of Colima
• Miguel Patiño Velázquez, M.S.F. (1981 -2014)
• Cristóbal Ascencio García (2014 - )

External links and references

• "Diocese of Apatzingan". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-07.

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