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Diocese of Colima

Dioecesis Colimensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 11 December 1881
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guadalajara
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Colima
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 11,391 (4,399 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Occidente
  • Official Web Site: http://diocesisdecolima.org/
  • Mailing Address: Palacio Episcopal, Hidalgo 135, Apdo. 1, 28000 Colima, Col., México
  • Telephone: (312)312-02-62; 312-43-44
  • Fax: 312-43-44

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
11 December 1881ErectedArchdiocese of Guadalajara Diocese of Colima (erected)
2 May 1953Territory AddedDiocese of Tacámbaro (Aquila, Coahuayana, and Villa Victoria) Diocese of Colima
28 January 1961Territory LostDiocese 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)
13 January 1962Territory LostDiocese of Colima
Archdiocese of Durango
Diocese of Zacatecas
Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) (erected)
30 April 1962Territory LostDiocese of Colima (Aquila, Coahuayana, and Villa Victoria)
Diocese of Tacámbaro (Acahuato, Aguililla, Apatzingán, Arteaga, Buenavista Tomatlán, Coacolmán, Coire, Nueva Italia, Lombardy, Parácuaro, Tepalcatepec, and Tumbiscatio)
Diocese of Apatzingán (erected)
25 March 1972Territory LostDiocese 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 LostDiocese 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
1950280,000281,00099.6%92923,04315130ap1951
1966375,745387,26297.0%16021622,319622133ap1967
1970449,768.0%13131340529135ap1971
1976380,504422,78490.0%11251173,2521220039ap1977
1980466,500490,00095.2%10661124,165619341ap1981
1990563,171672,47383.7%10171085,214717345ap1991
1999549,534676,96581.2%12991383,9821523251ap2000
2000608,972676,63690.0%12591344,5441420952ap2001
2001621,152690,16890.0%12491334,6701421252ap2002
2002633,636697,06990.9%12391324,8001421152ap2003
2003639,338704,03990.8%12281304,9171824852ap2004
2004645,092711,07990.7%12471314,9241223852ap2005
2006591,262649,73991.0%12871354,3791422952ap2007
2013627,000688,00091.1%11951245,056930453ap2014
2016707,132766,67092.2%11961255,6571122053ap2017
2019677,400755,19089.7%11151165,8391521352ap2020
2021657,360725,32590.6%12351285,1351021153ap2022

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 45, Page 616, and Page 617

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