Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Mixes explained

Jurisdiction:Territorial Prelature
Mixes
Latin:Praelatura Territorialis Mixepolitanus
Country:Mexico
Province:Antequera
Catholics:128,000
Denomination:Catholic Church
Sui Iuris Church:Latin Church
Rite:Roman Rite
Established:December 21, 1964[1]
Bishop Title:Prelate
Bishop:Salvador Cleofás Munguia
Emeritus Bishops:Héctor Guerrero Córdova, S.D.B
Map:Roman Catholic Diocese of Mixes in Mexico.jpg

The Territorial Prelature of Mixes (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Mixepolitanus) is a Latin Church missionary territory or territorial prelature of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Antequera. The prelature is named for the city of San Juan Juquila Mixes and the Mixe people, with the episcopal see of Ayutla.

History

The Territorial Prelature of Mixes was erected on 21 December 1964.

The present ordinary, Salvador Cleofás Murguía Villalobos, is a Salesian of Don Bosco from the Mexico-Guadalajara (MEG) province. After his term as provincial, he was appointed to the Central Department of Formation of the Salesians of Don Bosco, in Rome. In 2018 he was nominated to succeed Msgr. Héctor Guerrero Córdova as the bishop of the Mixes Prelature.

Ordinaries

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Territorial Prelature of Mixes. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2010-04-29.
  2. Web site: La Prelatura de Mixes tiene nuevo obispo. 2018-06-13. Vida Nueva - Revista y portal de noticias religiosas y de Iglesia. es. 2018-12-19.