Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Xochimilco | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Xochimilcensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Xochimilco |
Country: | Mexico |
Metropolitan: | México |
Province: | Province of Mexico |
Area Km2: | 433 |
Population: | 769.250 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Catholics: | 655,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 85.1 |
Parishes: | 40 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 28 September 2019 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of St. Bernardine of Siena |
Bishop: | Andrés Vargas Peña |
Metro Archbishop: | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
Website: | https://www.diocesisxochimilco.com/ |
The Diocese of Xochimilco (Latin: Dioecesis Xochimilcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico.[1] [2]
It was established on 28 September 2019 with its territory having been carved from the Archdiocese of Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico and covers 40 parishes with 655,000 Catholics.[3]