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Territorial Prelature of El Salto

Praelatura Territorialis Saltensis in Mexico



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Territorial Prelature
  • Erected: 10 June 1968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Durango
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Durango
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 36,000 (13,905 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Vizcaya-Pacifico
  • Mailing Address: Mons. Francisco Medina 382, Col. Alvaro Obregón, Apartado 58, 34950 El Salto, Dgo., México
  • Telephone: (675)876-02-66
  • Fax: 876-00-70

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
10 June 1968ErectedArchdiocese of Durango (Pueblo Nuevo)
Diocese of Mazatlán (Tamazula, Topia, Canelas, Santa Maria Otaez, and San Dimas along with San Andres de la Sierra (in Santiago Papasquiaro))
Territorial Prelature of El Salto (erected)
1 December 1987Territory AddedArchdiocese of Durango (Llano Grande) Territorial Prelature of El Salto

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
197095,76095,760100.0%27910,640101112ap1971
1976110,200116,00095.0%45912,24471911ap1977
1980122,800126,60097.0%481210,233111712ap1981
1990188,000192,00097.9%101018,8002013ap1991
1999295,000338,00087.3%151519,66612214ap2000
2000295,000338,00087.3%151519,66622214ap2001
2001295,000339,00087.0%171717,3522213ap2002
2002296,000341,00086.8%181816,4442213ap2003
2003304,000358,00084.9%222213,818131515ap2004
2004314,000370,00084.9%222214,272131415ap2005
2013337,000396,00085.1%272712,48121915ap2014
2016347,715408,26285.2%272712,87821615ap2017
2019358,000420,20085.2%292912,34421615ap2020
2021364,650428,26085.1%272713,50521115ap2022

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 61, Page 14, and Page 15
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 79, Page 1,522, and Page 1,523

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