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Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas

Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas



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Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
19 March 1539ErectedDiocese of Antequera, Oaxaca Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) (erected)
12 February 1546Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) (From Seville (Spain) to Mexico (Mexico))
19 June 1957Territory LostDiocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) (Arriaga, Villaflores, Villa Corzo, Tonala, La Concordia, Angel A. Corzo, Pijijiapam, Mapestepec, Motozintla, Siltepec, Bellavista, La Grandeza, Bejucal, Amatenango, Porvenir, Mazapa, Escuintla, Aeacoyagua, Acapetagua, Huixtla, Pueblo Nuevo, Tuzantan, ...) Diocese of Tapachula (erected)
27 October 1964Territory LostDiocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) (Cintalapa, Jiquipilas, Ocozocoautla, Tecpatán, Francisco León, Chapultenango, Ishuatán, Tapilula, Rayón, Pantepec, Pueblo Nuevo Solistahuacán, Ocotepec, Tapalapa, Coapilla, Copainalá, Jitötol, Bochil, Chicoasén, Berriozabál, San Fernando , Osumacinta, ...)
Diocese of Tabasco (Reforma, Sunuapan, Pichuacalco, Juárez, Ixtapangajoya, and Parts of Ostuacan, Solosuchiapa, and Ixtacomitán)
Diocese of Tapachula (Villa Flores, Villa Corzo, Angel Albino Corzo (Jaltenango) and La Concordia)
Diocese of Tuxtla Gutiérrez (erected)
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
27 October 1964Name ChangedDiocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas) Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
25 November 2006Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas (from Antequera, Oaxaca)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
1949623,641628,49899.2%303020,7884640ap1951
1958609,092625,16397.4%3343716,46175232ap1960
Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
1966611,000637,50095.8%33205311,528288927ap1967
1968611,000637,50095.8%6025857,1883710729ap1971
1976756,400787,95096.0%38276511,6364713539ap1977
1980840,000908,00092.5%34276113,7704314438ap1981
1990870,5001,200,00072.5%35276214,040694818050ap1991
1999974,3361,454,23367.0%25315617,3983114115744ap2000
20001,186,8461,543,24576.9%24305421,9783364420538ap2001
2001995,3221,531,37265.0%28346216,0533374419137ap2002
2002995,3221,531,37265.0%37367313,6343425520946ap2003
2003995,3221,531,31265.0%4544920,3123415316848ap2004
2004995,3221,707,05958.3%46388411,8493405819051ap2005
20101,346,0001,691,00079.6%49398815,2953295620752ap2011
20141,339,0001,752,00076.4%674110812,3983164624457ap2015
20171,600,0002,385,00067.1%784712512,8004505419055ap2018
20201,647,9152,456,60067.1%133413712,0284461217357ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Chiapas (Ciudad Real de Chiapas)
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 142, to Page 143
  • Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 99, Page 57, to Page 60

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