Diocese of Mazatlán Dioecesis Mazatlanensis Diócesis de Mazatlán |
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Catedral Basílica de la Inmaculada Concepción
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Location | |
Country | Mexico |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Durango |
Metropolitan | Mazatlán |
Statistics | |
Area | 7,379 sq mi (19,110 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 765,248 711,691 (93%) |
Parishes | 40 |
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Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | 22 November 1958 (58 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Mario Espinosa Contreras |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Héctor González Martínez |
Emeritus Bishops | Rafael Barraza Sánchez |
Map | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Mazatlán (Latin: Dioecesis Mazatlanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the Territorial Prelature of El Salto.