Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes

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Bishop(s) Vacant

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Elevated: 3 June 2000 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chihuahua Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Chihuahua Country: México Square Kilometers: 36,320 (14,028 Square Miles) Conference Region: Norte Official Web Site: http://diocesisdenuevocasasgrandes.com/ Mailing Address: Av. Hidalgo 105, Apartado 198, 31700 Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chih., México Telephone: (636)694-05-20 Fax: 694-36-15

Historical Details

• Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes
  • Latin Name: Neograndicasensis
  • Erected: 13 April 1977
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chihuahua
  • State: Chihuahua
  • Country: México

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. † (13 Apr 1977 Appointed - 22 May 2004 Retired)
• Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (22 May 2004 Appointed - 7 Dec 2010 Appointed, Bishop of Tabasco)
• Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez (27 Oct 2011 Appointed - 21 Sep 2023 Appointed, Bishop of Culiacán, Sinaloa)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes
13 April 1977	Erected	Diocese of Ciudad Juárez (Nuevo Casas Grandes, Ascensión, Casas Grandes, Galeana, Ignacio Zaragoza, Ianos, and San Buenaventura)	Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes (erected)
Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
3 June 2000	Elevated	Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes	Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes
1980	116,700	124,000	94.1%	1	10	11	10,609	1	12	10	9	ap1981
1990	234,800	255,000	92.1%	10	15	25	9,392		16	20	21	ap1991
1999	100,546	125,683	80.0%	22	10	32	3,142		12	24	20	ap2000
Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
2000	166,988	185,542	90.0%	26	10	36	4,638		13	28	14	ap2001
2001	169,859	188,413	90.2%	28	10	38	4,469		10	27	14	ap2002
2002	128,000	128,127	99.9%	25	8	33	3,878		8	27	14	ap2003
2003	96,800	130,901	73.9%	33	18	51	1,898		18	35	13	ap2004
2004	98,993	143,991	68.7%	52	9	61	1,622		9	35	13	ap2005
2013	133,406	156,911	85.0%	39	2	41	3,253		2	44	25	ap2014
2016	141,006	162,195	86.9%	35	1	36	3,916		2	35	25	ap2017
2019	152,800	177,779	85.9%	34	2	36	4,244		2	28	25	ap2020
2021	148,620	190,950	77.8%	33	2	35	4,246		2	29	25	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez (Bishop: 27 Oct 2011 to 21 Sep 2023)
• Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (Bishop: 22 May 2004 to 7 Dec 2010)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M. † (Prelate: 13 Apr 1977; Bishop: 3 Jun 2000 to 22 May 2004)

Source(s)

Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 69, Page 433, and Page 434 Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 92, Page 661, and Page 662

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