Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Latin:Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas
Local:Diócesis de Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas
Country:Mexico
Province:Morelia
Area Sqmi:5,747
Population:805,000
Population As Of:2006
Catholics:725,000
Catholics Percent:90.1
Parishes:23
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:11 October 1985 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of Christ the King
Bishop:Armando António Ortíz Aguirre
Metro Archbishop:Carlos Garfias Merlos
Emeritus Bishops:José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas in Mexico.jpg

The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its cathedra is within the Cathedral of Christ the King, in the episcopal see of Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán.

History

The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Acapulco until 25 November 2006.

Ordinaries

External links and references

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Notes and References

  1. News: Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas.