Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima
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Diocese of Colima Dioecesis Colimensis Diócesis de Colima |
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Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Colima, Colima |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,399 sq mi (11,390 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 649,739 591,262 (91%) |
| Parishes | 52 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 11 December 1881 (135 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Emeritus Bishops | Rogelio Sánchez González, Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez, José Luis Amezcua Melgoza |
| Website | |
| www.diocesisdecolima.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (Latin: Dioecesis Colimensis) (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
On Monday, November 11, 2013, Pope Francis named Bishop Marcelino Hernández Rodríguez, until then the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orizaba (based in Orizaba, Mexico) as the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima, replacing the Bishop José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, who submitted his resignation at the age of 75 as is usual.
Coordinates: 19°14′36″N 103°43′41″W / 19.2433°N 103.7280°W
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