Diocese of Azcapotzalco

Diocese of Azcapotzalco

Dioecesis Azcapotzalcensis

Diócesis de Azcapotzalco
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Mexico
MetropolitanMéxico
Statistics
Area75 km2 (29 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2023)
  • 1,050,250
  • 819,145 (78.0%)
Parishes70
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established28 September 2019 (2019-09-28)
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Philip and James
Secular priests106 (59 diocesan, 47 religious orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopCarlos Aguiar Retes
Apostolic AdministratorJosé Antonio Fernández Hurtado
Website
https://diocesisazcapotzalco.org/

The Diocese of Azcapotzalco (Latin: Dioecesis Azcapotzalcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico.[1]

History

It was erected on 28 September 2019 with its territory having been carved from the Archdiocese of Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico and covers 59 parishes with 850,000 Catholics.[2]

Ordinaries

  • Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca (28 Sep 2019 – 11 Feb 2026)[2], appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, Mexico

References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Azcapotzalco, Mexico". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. 1 2 "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-06-18.