| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Irapuato | |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Irapuatensis |
| Local: | Diócesis de Irapuato |
| Country: |  Mexico |
| Metropolitan: | Irapuato, Guanajuato |
| Province: | Province of León |
| Area Sqmi: | 1,844 |
| Population: | 1,094,160 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Catholics: | 1,077,110 |
| Catholics Percent: | 98.4 |
| Parishes: | 61 |
| Denomination: | Roman Catholic |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 3 January 2004 (years ago) |
| Cathedral: | Cathedral of Our Lady of Solitude |
| Bishop: | Enrique Díaz Díaz |
| Metro Archbishop: | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
| Emeritus Bishops: | José de Jesús Martínez Zepeda |
| Map: | Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato in Mexico.jpg |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Irapuato (Latin: Dioecesis Irapuatensis) is a Latin suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of León in southern Mexico.
Its cathedral Episcopal see is Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, at Irapuato, Guanajuato.
Established on 3 January 2004 as Diocese of Irapuato / Irapuaten(sis) (Latin adjective), on territories split off from the Diocese of León and the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. It was a suffragan of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
Luis Esteban Zavala Rodríguez, a diocesan priest, was condemned to 65 years and three months in prison and fined MXN $61,000 in January 2021 for raping a 12-year-old girl as she took catechism classes at a church in Irapuato. The diocese released a statement saying it was respectful of the civil authorities and committed to truth and transparency, "as well as to respect and protection of any person, without discrimination, particularly with children, adolescents, and young people, and with vulnerable people ”.[1]
As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,427,998 Catholics (98.4% of 1,451,090 total) on 4,775 km2 in 68 parishes and 38 missions with 168 priests (123 diocesan, 45 religious), 2 deacons, 278 lay religious (50 brothers, 228 sisters) and 75 seminarians.
(all Roman Rite)