Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Cuautitlán | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Cuautitlán |
Country: | Mexico |
Province: | Tlalnepantla |
Area Km2: | 1,119 |
Population: | 3,818,270 |
Population As Of: | 2014 |
Catholics: | 1,360,677 |
Catholics Percent: | 35.6 |
Parishes: | 61 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 5 February 1979 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Catedral de San Buenaventura |
Bishop: | Efraín Mendoza Cruz |
Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlan in Mexico.jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán (Latin: Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis) is based in the city of Cuautitlán, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.
Pope John Paul II established the diocese on 5 February 1979. On 9 June 2014, Pope Francis erected the new Diocese of Izcalli with territory taken from the diocese.[1] [2]