Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio (Latin: Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis) is located in Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango from which it was erected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

Diocese of Gómez Palacio Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis Diócesis de Gómez Palacio
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Durango
Metropolitan	Gómez Palacio, Durango
Statistics
Area	7,379 sq mi (19,110 km2)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2013) 585,000 468,000 (80.0%)
Parishes	38
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	25 November 2008 (16 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Secular priests	51
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jorge Estrada Solórzano
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Ordinaries

• José Guadalupe Torres Campos (2008–2014), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
• José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz (2015-2018)
• Jorge Estrada Solórzano (2019-)

Episcopal See

• Gómez Palacio, Durango

External links and references

• "Diocese of Gómez Palacio". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2013-03-02.

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