Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca explained
Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Cuernavaca |
Latin: | Dioecesis Cuernavacensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Cuernavaca |
Country: | Mexico |
Metropolitan: | Cuernavaca |
Province: | Province of Toluca |
Area Sqmi: | 1,908 |
Population: | 2,144,000 |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Catholics: | 1,854,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 86.5 |
Parishes: | 109 |
Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 23 June 1891 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary |
Bishop: | Ramón Castro Castro |
Metro Archbishop: | Francisco Javier Chavolla Ramos |
Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca in Mexico.jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuernavaca (Latin: Dioecesis Cuernavacensis) (erected 23 June 1891) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Toluca. Its seat is in the Cuernavaca Cathedral. S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro was named 12th Bishop of Cuernavaca by Pope Francis on May 15, 2013.
Ordinaries
- Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia (1894 - 1898).[1]
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1898 - 1911), appointed Archbishop of Linares o Nueva León, Nuevo León.[2]
- Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1912 - 1922), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán.[3]
- Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1922 - 1930).[4]
- Francisco María González y Arias (1931 - 1946).[5]
- Alfonso Espino y Silva (1947 - 1951), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León.[6]
- Sergio Méndez Arceo (1952 - 1982).[7]
- Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (1982 - 1987), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco, México; elevated to Cardinal in 1991.[8]
- Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1987 - 2000).[9]
- Florencio Olvera Ochoa (2002 - 2009).[10]
- Alfonso Cortes Contreras (2009 - 2012), appointed Archbishop of León, Guanajuato.[11]
- S.E.R. Mons. Ramón Castro Castro (2012 - present)[12] [13]
Episcopal See
External links and references
Notes and References
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Hipolito_Vera.html MONS. HIPÓLITO VERA Y TALONIA (1894-1898)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Plancarte.html MONS. FRANCISCO PLANCARTE Y NAVARRETE (1899-1912)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Fulcheri.html MONS. MANUEL FULCHERI Y PIETRA SANTA (1912-1922)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Uranga.html MONS. FRANCISCO URANGA Y SAENZ (1922-1930)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/GlezArias.html MONS. FRANCISCO GONZÁLEZ ARIAS (1931-1946)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Espino.html MONS. ALFONSO ESPINO Y SILVA (1947-1951)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Mendez.html MONS. SERGIO MÉNDEZ ARCEO (1952-1983)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Posadas.html MONS. JUAN JESÚS POSADAS OCAMPO (1983-1987)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Reynoso.html MONS. LUIS REYNOSO CERVANTES (1987-2000)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Olvera.html MONS. FLORENCIO OLVERA OCHOA (2002-2009)
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Cortes.html S.E.R. MONS. ALFONSO CORTÉS CONTRERAS, XI Obispo de Cuernavaca (10/Julio/2009 - 22/Diciembre/2012)
- Web site: Obispos. Diocesis de Cuernavaca. February 11, 2019 . Spanish. Bishops.
- http://www.diocesisdecuernavaca.org.mx/Diocesis_de_Cuernavaca/Castro.html S.E.R. MONS. RAMÓN CASTRO CASTRO