Roman Catholic Diocese of Huajuapan de León

The diocese Huajuapan de León (Latin: Dioecesis Huaiuapanensis, Spanish: diócesis de Huajuapan de León ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in Huajuapan de León.

History

The diocese Huajuapan de León was born on April 25, 1902 by Pope Leo XIII. out of territory of the Archdiocese of Antequera and the bishopric of Tlaxcala erected as a diocese Mixtecas. On 13 November 1903, the diocese was renamed the Diocese Mixtecas Huajuapan de León.

The diocese Huajuapan de León is the Archdiocese of Puebla de los Ángeles is a suffragan.

Ordinaries

Bishops of Mixtecas

• Rafael Amador y Hernández, 1903

Bishops of Huajuapan de León

• Rafael Amador y Hernández, 1903-1923
• Luis María Altamirano y Bulnes, 1923-1933, then Bishop of Tulancingo
• Jenaro Méndez del Río, 1933-1952
• Celestino Fernández y Fernández, 1952-1967
• José López Lara, 1967-1981, then Bishop of San Juan de los Lagos
• José de Jesús Rodríguez Aguilera, 1982-1991
• Felipe Padilla Cardona, 1992-1996, then Coadjutor Bishop of Tehuantepec
• Teodoro Enrique Pino Miranda, since 2000