Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa

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Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa

Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis

Diócesis de Chilpancingo-Chilapa
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Catedral de la Ascunsión
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Acapulco
Metropolitan Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero
Statistics
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Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2007)
923,000
845,000 (91.5%)
Parishes 78
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 16 March 1863 (161 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Co-cathedral Co-Cathedral of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán
Metropolitan Archbishop Carlos Garfias Merlos

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Latin: Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.

History

The former Diocese of Chilapa in southern Mexico comprised the State of Guerrero. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico, and existed under that name from 1863 to 1989.

The early bishops were Ambrosia Serrano, Ramon Ibarra, and Homobono Anaya.[1]

Ordinaries

See also

External links and references

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  1. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Catholic_Encyclopedia_(1913)/Chilapa

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