Roman Catholic Diocese of Mexicali

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Diocese of Mexicali

Dioecesis Mexicalensis

Diócesis de Mexicali
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Tijuana
Metropolitan Tijuana
Statistics
Area22,788 sq mi (59,020 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
1,705,001
1,317,533 (77.3%)
Parishes51
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established25 March 1966 (57 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Enrique Sánchez Martínez
Map
Diocesis de Mexicali.svg
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.

Contents

Bishops

Ordinaries

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

Territorial losses

YearAlong withTo form
2007 Archdiocese of Tijuana Diocese of Ensenada

Episcopal See



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