Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas

The diocese of Zacatecas (Latin: Dioecesis Zacatecensis, Spanish: diócesis de Zacatecas ) is a location in Mexico Roman Catholic diocese based in Zacatecas.

History

The diocese of Zacatecas was founded on January 26, 1863 by Pope Pius IX. built with the Papal bull Ad Universam Agri Dominici out of territory of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and this is a suffragan. On January 13, 1962, the Diocese of Zacatecas were parts of its territory from establishing the Territorialprälatur Jesús María del Nayar. The diocese of Zacatecas was placed under the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, suffragan on 25 November 2006.

Bishops of Zacatecas

  • Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba, 1864-1871
  • Marie José del Refugio Guerra y Alva, 1872-1888, then Bishop of Tlaxcala
  • Buenaventura del Corazón de María Purísimo Portillo y Tejeda OFM, 1888-1899
  • José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco OFM, 1899-1910
  • Miguel María de la Mora y Mora, 1911-1922, then Bishop of San Luis Potosí
  • Ignacio Placencia y Moreira, 1922-1951
  • Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero, 1951-1954, then Koadjutorerzbischof of Guadalajara
  • Antonio López Aviña, 1955-1961, then Archbishop of Durango
  • Adalberto Almeida y Merino, 1962-1969, then Archbishop of Chihuahua
  • José Pablo Rovalo AZCUE SM, 1970-1972
  • Rafael Núñez Muñoz, 1972-1984, then Bishop of Aguascalientes
  • Javier Lozano Barragán, 1984-1996
  • Fernando Chavez Mario Ruvalcaba, 1999-2008
  • Jesús Carlos Cabrero Romero, 2008-2012, then Archbishop of San Luis Potosí
  • Sigifredo Noriega Barceló, since 2012
Friar Zacatecas, Zacatecas Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Guadalajara Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chihuahua Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes
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