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Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán

Dioecesis Guzmanopolitana



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 25 March 1972
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guadalajara
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Jalisco
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 9,345 (3,609 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Occidente
  • Mailing Address: Ramón Corona Madrigal 26, Apartado 86, 49000 Ciudad Guzmán, Jal., México
  • Telephone: (341)412-15-44; 412-05-28
  • Fax: 412-05-28

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
25 March 1972ErectedDiocese of Colima (Atenquique, Huescalapa, San Gabriel, Santa Cruz del Cortijo, San Juan de la Montaña, Tamazula, Tuxpan, and Zapotiltic)
Archdiocese of Guadalajara (San José and San Antonio, existing in the city of Ciudad Guzmán; Atemajac de Brizuela, Amacueda, Atoyac, Concepción de Buenos Aires, Chiquilistlán, Mazamitla, Manzanilla, Quitupán, Sayula, San Andrés Ixtlán, Teocuitatlán, Techaluta, Tapalpa, Tipazán ...)
Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán (erected)
5 November 1973Territory AddedDiocese of Colima (Santa María del Oro (in Manuel M. Diéguez)) Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1976396,000400,00099.0%936994,000118543ap1977
1980443,000466,00095.1%9381014,3861216145ap1981
1990609,000624,00097.6%9981075,6912714349ap1991
1999480,000498,20096.3%105101154,1734018754ap2000
2000474,000495,00095.8%10491134,1941318554ap2001
2001470,000486,56096.6%108121203,9161718154ap2002
2002471,500489,23096.4%107141213,8961817954ap2003
2003410,300435,70094.2%105111163,5371813251ap2004
2004413,200438,50094.2%104111153,5931913051ap2005
2006416,170442,40094.1%100131133,6822013452ap2007
2013459,000473,00097.0%91191104,1725211059ap2014
2016402,403423,58295.0%95141093,6914411060ap2017
2019412,757434,48295.0%96191153,5894512660ap2020
2021400,857421,95495.0%89171063,7814311560ap2022

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 64, Page 419, to Page 422
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 65, Page 605, and Page 606

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