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Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya
Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya (Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) (erected 13 October 1973) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
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Diocese of Celaya Dioecesis Celayensis Diócesis de Celaya | |
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Location | |
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Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
Metropolitan | Celaya |
Statistics | |
Area | 3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2007) 1,544,000 1,403,000 (90.8%) |
Parishes | 65 |
Information | |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 13 October 1973 (50 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
Bishops emeritus | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
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Website | |
https://www.diocesisdecelaya.org |
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