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Diocese of Autlán

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Bishop(s)

  • Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa, Bishop
  • Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M., Bishop Emeritus

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 28 January 1961
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guadalajara
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Jalisco
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 14,774 (5,706 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Occidente
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Hidalgo 74, 48900 Autlan, Jal., Mexico
  • Telephone: (317)382-12-28; 382-22-61

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
28 January 1961ErectedDiocese of Colima (Autlan de Navarro, Cabo Corrientes (Tuito), Casimiro Castillo, Ejutla, El Grullo, La Huerta, El Limón, Purificación, Tomatlán, Cihuatlán, and Cuatitlán)
Archdiocese of Guadalajara (Atengo, Ayutla, Cuautlá, Juchitlán, Tecolotlán, Tenamaxtlán, and Unión de Tula)
Diocese of Autlán (erected)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965180,259181,35999.4%57573,16222417ap1967
1970225,596.0%5252018617ap1971
1976253,870259,97597.7%75753,38417229ap1977
1980285,186291,60297.8%86863,31617132ap1981
1990466,574482,17996.8%90905,18414740ap1991
1999302,847320,73794.4%1041042,911115939ap2000
2000307,483325,68694.4%1011013,044116939ap2001
2001283,426295,54695.9%95952,983215642ap2002
2002297,083313,15194.9%97973,062217943ap2003
2003299,896317,18994.5%1031032,911218048ap2004
2004298,002305,75697.5%1021022,921218748ap2005
2006320,386332,08896.5%1001003,203217747ap2007
2012334,500350,60095.4%1161162,883319246ap2013
2015345,000361,00095.6%1211212,851318751ap2016
2018299,980318,65094.1%1181182,542317151ap2019
2020311,562326,90095.3%1141142,733317351ap2021
2022326,396348,41993.7%1131132,888316451ap2023

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 53, Page 593, to Page 595

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