Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán
| Diocese of Culiacán Dioecesis Culiacanensis Diócesis de Culiacán | |
|---|---|
 Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Hermosillo |
| Metropolitan | Culiacán |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,600 sq mi (38,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 2,401,453 2,319,038 (96.6%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 May 1883 (133 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jonás Guerrero Corona |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | José Ulises Macías Salcedo |
| Emeritus Bishops | Benjamín Jiménez Hernández |
| Website | |
| catolicosdeculiacan.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán (Latin: Dioecesis Culiacanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.
Ordinaries
- José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez (1883 — 1887)
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1888 — 1898)
- José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1898 — 1902)
- Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1903 — 1919)
- Silviano Carrillo y Cardenas (1920 — 1921)
- Agustín Aguirre y Ramos (1922 — 1942)
- Lino Aguirre Garcia (1944 — 1969)
- Luis Rojas Mena (1969 — 1993)
- Benjamín Jiménez Hernández (1993 — 2011) - Bishop Emeritus
- Jonás Guerrero Corona (2011 — )
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Culiacán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
Coordinates: 24°48′31″N 107°23′40″W / 24.8087°N 107.3944°W
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