Diocese of Mexicali Dioecesis Mexicalensis Diócesis de Mexicali | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Tijuana |
Metropolitan | Tijuana |
Statistics | |
Area | 22,788 sq mi (59,020 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 1,705,001 1,317,533 (77.3%) |
Parishes | 51 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 25 March 1966 (57 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Enrique Sánchez Martínez |
Map | |
Website | |
http://diocesisdemexicali.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali (Latin : Dioecesis Mexicalensis) (erected 25 March 1966) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.
Year | Along with | To form |
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2007 | Archdiocese of Tijuana | Diocese of Ensenada |
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