Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali Diócesis de La Paz en la Baja California Sur | |
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Territory | State of Baja California Sur. |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Tijuana |
Metropolitan | La Paz, Baja California Sur |
Statistics | |
Area | 28,457 sq mi (73,700 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2004) 512,170 512.200 (95.7%) |
Parishes | 42 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | March 21, 1988 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of The Peace |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz Bishop of La Paz |
Map | |
Website | |
diocesislapaz.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (Latin : Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali) (erected 21 March 1988) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.
Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
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