Bishop(s)
Suffragan Dioceses
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General Information
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Date | Event | From | To |
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Diocese of León | |||
26 January 1863 | Erected | Diocese of Michoacán | Diocese of León (erected)
Diocese of Zamora (erected) |
13 October 1973 | Territory Lost | Diocese of León
Archdiocese of Morelia | Diocese of Celaya (erected) |
5 November 1988 | Metropolitan Changed | Diocese of León (From Morelia (Mexico) to San Luis Potosi (Mexico)) | |
3 January 2004 | Territory Lost | Diocese of León
Archdiocese of Morelia | Diocese of Irapuato (erected) |
Archdiocese of León | |||
25 November 2006 | Elevated | Diocese of León | Archdiocese of León |
Year | Catholics | Total Population | Percent Catholic | Diocesan Priests | Religious Priests | Total Priests | Catholics Per Priest | Permanent Deacons | Male Religious | Female Religious | Parishes | Source |
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Diocese of León | ||||||||||||
1948 | 570,400 | 575,000 | 99.2% | 185 | 36 | 221 | 2,580 | 57 | 562 | 50 | ap1951 | |
1966 | 999,000 | 110,642 | 902.9% | 274 | 83 | 357 | 2,798 | 146 | 1,100 | 37 | ap1967 | |
1970 | 1,195,478 | 1,206,435 | 99.1% | 266 | 101 | 367 | 3,257 | 132 | 1,532 | 43 | ap1971 | |
1976 | 999,764 | 1,004,236 | 99.6% | 209 | 94 | 303 | 3,299 | 163 | 1,042 | 55 | ap1977 | |
1980 | 1,117,931 | 1,127,395 | 99.2% | 205 | 114 | 319 | 3,504 | 313 | 1,025 | 62 | ap1981 | |
1990 | 2,675,000 | 2,745,000 | 97.4% | 215 | 103 | 318 | 8,411 | 171 | 1,018 | 82 | ap1991 | |
1999 | 2,939,168 | 3,090,000 | 95.1% | 239 | 137 | 376 | 7,816 | 279 | 480 | 110 | ap2000 | |
2000 | 3,058,967 | 3,199,204 | 95.6% | 252 | 157 | 409 | 7,479 | 194 | 1,102 | 113 | ap2001 | |
2001 | 3,364,864 | 3,519,124 | 95.6% | 252 | 137 | 389 | 8,650 | 145 | 1,528 | 115 | ap2002 | |
2002 | 3,081,802 | 3,210,211 | 96.0% | 252 | 137 | 389 | 7,922 | 4 | 145 | 1,443 | 119 | ap2003 |
2003 | 3,356,804 | 3,885,116 | 86.4% | 245 | 181 | 426 | 7,879 | 4 | 189 | 1,459 | 119 | ap2004 |
2004 | 3,416,000 | 3,795,967 | 90.0% | 226 | 162 | 388 | 8,804 | 170 | 1,326 | 98 | ap2005 | |
Archdiocese of León | ||||||||||||
2013 | 2,437,253 | 2,910,390 | 83.7% | 230 | 118 | 348 | 7,003 | 12 | 197 | 665 | 123 | ap2014 |
2016 | 2,696,597 | 2,955,369 | 91.2% | 235 | 144 | 379 | 7,115 | 13 | 239 | 642 | 123 | ap2017 |
Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.
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