Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis Diócesis de Ciudad Altamirano | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
Metropolitan | Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 913,000 885,000 (96.9%) |
Parishes | 28 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 27 October 1964 (60 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joel Ocampo Gorostieta |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Leopoldo González González |
Map | |
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