Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilapa
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Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis Diócesis de Chilpancingo-Chilapa |
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Catedral de la Ascunsión
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| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
| Metropolitan | Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 7,713 sq mi (19,980 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2007) 923,000 845,000 (91.5%) |
| Parishes | 78 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 March 1863 (154 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption |
| Co-cathedral | Co-Cathedral of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Carlos Garfias Merlos |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Latin: Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.
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.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton.
Coordinates: 17°33′09″N 99°30′05″W / 17.5526°N 99.5013°W
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