Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes

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Diocese of Aguascalientes

Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes

Diócesis de Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes - Catedral.JPG
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
CountryFlag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan Guadalajara
Statistics
Area4,326 sq mi (11,200 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,622,000
1,599,000 (98.6%)
Parishes99
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established27 August 1899 (124 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope Francis
BishopJuan Espinoza Jiménez
Metropolitan Archbishop Francisco Robles Ortega
Map
Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes in Mexico.jpg
Website
www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin : Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Contents

Bishops

Ordinaries

Coadjutor bishop

Auxiliary bishops

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Episcopal see



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