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Diocese of Cuernavaca

Dioecesis Cuernavacensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Ramón Castro Castro, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 23 June 1891
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Toluca
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Morelos
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 4,893 (1,889 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Metro-Circundante
  • Official Web Site: https://diocesisdecuernavaca.com/
  • Mailing Address: Calle Hidalgo 17, Col. Centro, 62000 Cuernavaca, Mor., México
  • Telephone: (777)318-45-90

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
23 June 1891ErectedArchdiocese of México Diocese of Cuernavaca (erected)
28 September 2019Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Atlacomulco (from Mexico to Toluca)
Diocese of Cuernavaca (from Mexico to Toluca)
Diocese of Tenancingo (from Mexico to Toluca)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1949210,000220,00095.5%426484,375514025ap1951
1966412,000436,00094.5%92241163,5512524740ap1967
1967414,000438,00094.5%97161133,6631725340ap1971
1976620,000641,00096.7%97221195,2103428156ap1977
1980620,000641,00096.7%97221195,2103428156ap1981
19901,550,0001,762,00088.0%884813611,3976326378ap1991
19991,742,2301,980,97187.9%126531799,7331712199ap2000
20001,829,3412,080,01987.9%1295318210,05115340399ap2001
20011,829,3412,080,01987.9%1255317810,277187383116ap2002
20021,829,3412,080,01987.9%1285318110,10654139430115ap2003
20031,829,3412,080,01987.9%126601869,83562118521114ap2004
20041,829,3412,080,01987.9%133601939,478267543114ap2005
20061,854,0002,144,00086.5%131621939,6062115457109ap2007
20131,936,0002,240,00086.4%1354918410,521113407108ap2014
20161,509,1991,903,81179.3%152371897,985122421111ap2017
20191,550,1001,987,59678.0%155462017,71120114292112ap2020
20211,399,5561,971,52071.0%156532096,6961972288115ap2022

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 111, Page 1,513, and Page 1,514

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