Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar

The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria) (erected 13 January 1962) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in Mexico. The episcopal see is in Jesús María, Nayarit.

Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria Prélature Territoriale de Jesús María del Nayar
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan	Jesús María, Nayarit
Statistics
Area	9,656 sq mi (25,010 km2)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 140,000 128,000 (91.4%)
Parishes	15
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	13 January 1962 (63 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral of Jesus and Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M.
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Robles Ortega
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Bishops

• Manuel Arvizu, O.F.M. (1962–1992)
• José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1992–2010)
• José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. (2010–2022) appointed Bishop of Chilpancingo-Chilapa
• Andrés Sáinz Márquez (2025–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1990–1992)

External links and references

• "Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.

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