Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

The Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (Latin: Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali, Spanish: diócesis de La Paz en la Baja California Sur ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in La Paz

History

The Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur was born on April 13, 1957 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Dei Qui arcana of annexations of the Apostolic Vicariate of Lower California as Apostolic Prefecture of La Paz en la Baja California Sur. The Apostolic La Paz en la Baja California Sur prefecture on March 1, 1976 by ​​Pope Paul VI. charged with the Apostolic Constitution Cum compertum Apostolic Vicariate.

On March 21, 1988, the Apostolic Vicariate of La Paz en la Baja California Sur was Quandoquidem consilium collected by Pope John Paul II with the Apostolic Constitution to the diocese and the Archdiocese of Hermosillo is a suffragan. The Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur was born on 25 November 2006, Pope Benedict XVI. the Archdiocese of Tijuana assumed with the Apostolic Constitution Mexicani populi suffragan.

Ordinaries

Apostolic Prefect of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

  • Juan Giordani FSCJ, 1958-1972
  • Gilberto Sánchez Valbuena, 1972-1976

Vicars Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

  • Gilberto Sánchez Valbuena, 1976-1988

Bishops of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

  • Gilberto Sánchez Valbuena, 1988-1989, then Bishop of Colima
  • Braulio Rafael Leon Villegas, 1990-1999, then Bishop of Ciudad Guzmán
  • Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz, since 2001

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