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Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes

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Bishop(s)

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


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes
13 April 1977ErectedDiocese 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 2000ElevatedTerritorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes
1980116,700124,00094.1%1101110,609112109ap1981
1990234,800255,00092.1%1015259,392162021ap1991
1999100,546125,68380.0%2210323,142122420ap2000
Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes
2000166,988185,54290.0%2610364,638132814ap2001
2001169,859188,41390.2%2810384,469102714ap2002
2002128,000128,12799.9%258333,87882714ap2003
200396,800130,90173.9%3318511,898183513ap2004
200498,993143,99168.7%529611,62293513ap2005
2013133,406156,91185.0%392413,25324425ap2014
2016141,006162,19586.9%351363,91623525ap2017
2019152,800177,77985.9%342364,24422825ap2020
2021148,620190,95077.8%332354,24622925ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



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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