Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara explained

Jurisdiction:Diocese
Tarahumara
Latin:Dioecesis Tarahumarensis
Local:Diócesis de Tarahumara
Country:Mexico
Metropolitan:Guachochi
Province:Province of Chihuahua
Area Sqmi:12,110
Population:306,000
Population As Of:2010
Catholics:296,000
Catholics Percent:96.7
Parishes:15
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:23 June 1958 (years ago)
Cathedral:Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Cocathedral:Co-Cathedral of the Sweet Name of Mary
Bishop:Rafael Sandoval Sandoval, M.N.M.
Metro Archbishop:Constancio Miranda Weckmann
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara in Mexico.jpg

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tarahumara (Latin: Dioecesis Tarahumarensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. It was erected as a mission sui juris in 1950 and was elevated, first to a vicariate apostolic in 1958, then to a diocese in 1993.

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