Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Mexico
Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas

Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas

Diócesis de Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceMorelia
Statistics
Area5,747 sq mi (14,880 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
805,000
725,000 (90.1%)
Parishes23
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established11 October 1985 (38 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Christ the King
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopArmando António Ortíz Aguirre
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos Garfias Merlos
Bishops emeritusJosé de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra
Map
Website
diocesislazarocardenas.org

The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is within the Cathedral of Christ the King, in the episcopal see of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.

History

The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco until 25 November 2006.

Ordinaries

External links and references

  • "Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
  1. ^ "Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas".

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