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Diocese of Campeche

Dioecesis Campecorensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 24 March 1895
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Yucatán
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Campeche
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 57,924 (22,373 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Sureste
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesisdecampeche.org.mx/
  • Mailing Address: Obispado, Calle 16 s/n entre Av. Francisco I. Madero y Av. Alvaro Obregon, Col. Santa Lucia, 24020 San Francisco de Campeche, Camp., México
  • Telephone: (981)688-25-71; 816-03-39

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
24 March 1895ErectedDiocese of Yucatán (Mérida) Diocese of Campeche (erected)
23 May 1970Territory LostDiocese of Campeche
Archdiocese of Yucatán
Territorial Prelature of Chetumal (erected) (Quintana Roo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950109,000110,00099.1%163195,7363020ap1951
1959137,000140,00097.9%315363,80553723ap1960
1966220,000.0%305350125025ap1967
1970250,000300,00083.3%279366,944184628ap1981
1976300,000315,00095.2%277348,823224425ap1977
1980359,000380,00094.5%24103410,558264426ap1981
1990449,500528,82485.0%3513489,36412612229ap1991
1999533,409707,26775.4%5314677,96112511433ap2000
2000545,247713,39076.4%38135110,69113313934ap2001
2001531,992695,41576.5%40115110,43113112935ap2002
2002592,908723,05982.0%44125610,58713013535ap2003
2003595,969727,07282.0%48115910,1016116235ap2004
2004600,062750,07880.0%529619,8374416635ap2005
2006608,000760,00080.0%5095910,3053115035ap2007
2013652,000809,00080.6%117161334,90274816160ap2014
2016657,952822,44180.0%92241165,67264512063ap2017
2019677,180846,48080.0%120161364,979104815162ap2020
2021742,000928,36379.9%126171435,188135715064ap2022

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


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