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Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo Chilapa

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Parishes
  
78

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Country
  
Mexico

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Area
  
19,977 km²

Metropolitan archbishop
  
Carlos Garfias Merlos

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Population - Total - Catholics
  
(as of 2007) 923,000 845,000 (91.5%)

Established
  
16 March 1863 (154 years ago)

Co-cathedral
  
Co-Cathedral of the Assumption

Cathedral
  
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption

Ecclesiastical provinces
  
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco, Chilpancingo

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Latin: Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.

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History

The former Diocese of Chilapa in southern Mexico comprised the State of Guerrero. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Mexico, and existed under that name from 1863 to 1989.

The early bishops were Ambrosia Serrano, Ramon Ibarra, and Homobono Anaya.

Ordinaries

  • Francisco del Toral, O.F.M. (1561–1571)
  • Diego de Landa, O.F.M. (1572–1579)
  • Gregorio de Montalvo Olivera, O.P. (1580–1587)
  • Juan de Izquierdo, O.F.M. (1590–1602)
  • Diego Vázquez de Mercado (1603–1608)
  • Gonzalo de Salazar, O.S.A. (1608–1636)
  • Juan Alonso y Ocón (1638–1643)
  • Andrés Fernandez de Ipenza (1643 -1643)
  • Marcos de Torres y Rueda (1644–1649)
  • Domingo de Villaescusa y Ramírez de Arellano, O.S.H. (1651–1652)
  • Luís de Cifuentes y Sotomayor, O.P. (1657–1676)
  • Juan de Escalante Turcios y Mendoza (1677–1681)
  • Juan Cano Sandoval (1682–1695)
  • Antonio de Arrigaga y Agüero, O.S.A. (1696–1698)
  • Pedro de los Reyes Ríos de la Madrid, O.S.B. (1700–1714)
  • Juan Leandro Gómez de Parada Valdez y Mendoza (1715–1728)
  • Juan Ignacio de Castorena y Ursúa y Goyeneche (1729–1733)
  • Francisco Pablo Matos Coronado (shop -1741)
  • Mateo de Zamora y Penagos, O.F.M. (1741–1744)
  • Francisco de San Buenaventura Martínez de Tejada y Díez de Velasco, O.F.M. (1745–1751)
  • Juan José de Eguiara y Eguren (1752 -1752)
  • Ignacio Padilla Estrada, O.S.A. (1753–1760)
  • Antonio Alcalde y Barriga, O.P. (1762–1771)
  • Deigo Bernardo de Peredo y Navarrete (1772–1774)
  • Antonio Caballero y Góngora (1775–1778)
  • Luis Tomás Esteban de Piña y Mazo, O.S.B. (1779–1795)
  • Pedro Agustín Estévez y Ugarte (1797–1827)
  • José María Guerra y Rodríguez Correa (1832–1863)
  • Leandro Rodríguez de la Gala y Enríquez (1868–1887)
  • Crescencio Carrillo y Ancona (1887–1897)
  • José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. (1898–1899)
  • Martín Tritschler y Córdoba (1900–1941)
  • Fernando Ruiz y Solózarno (1944–1969)
  • Fidel Cortés Pérez † (18 Dec 1958 Appointed - 14 Aug 1982 Died)
  • Manuel Castro Ruiz (1969–1995)
  • Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán (1995 - )
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa Wikipedia