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.