Diocese of Iztapalapa Dioecesis Iztapalapanus Diócesis de Iztapalapa | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Mexico |
| Metropolitan | México |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 117 km2 (45 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2019) 1,827,868 1,517,130 (83%) |
| Parishes | 105 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 28 September 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Shrine of the Lord of the Holy Sepulchre |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jorge Cuapio Bautista |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
| Website | |
| https://www.diocesisdeiztapalapa.org/ | |
The Diocese of Iztapalapa (Latin: Dioecesis Iztapalapanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. [1] [2]
It was erected on 28 September 2019 with its territory having been carved from the Archdiocese of Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico and covers a total of 105 parishes (75 parishes & 30 quasi-parishes) with 1,517,130 Catholics. [3]
- Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco: (28 Sep 2019 - 14 Aug 2021)
- Jorge Cuapio Bautista: (14 Aug 2021 - Present) [3]
- ^ "Iztapalapa (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ "Diocese of Iztapalapa, Mexico". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
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