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Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 20 June 1959
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Hermosillo
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Sonora
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 88,350 (34,125 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noroeste
  • Mailing Address: Calle Sonora 166 Norte, 85000 Ciudad Obregón, Son., México
  • Telephone: (644)413.20.98

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
20 June 1959ErectedDiocese of Sonora (Ciudad Obregón (Olim Cajeme), Guaymas, Bácum, Navojoa, Etchojoa, Huatabampo, Alamos, Quiriego, Rosario, Yécora, Onavas, La Colorada, San Javier, Mazatán, Villa Pesqueira, Suaqui Grande, Sahuaripa, Bacanora, Soyopa, Arivechi, Batuc, San Pedro de la ...) Diocese of Ciudad Obregón (erected)
13 July 1963Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Ciudad Obregón (from Chihuahua)
25 April 1966Territory LostArchdiocese of Chihuahua (Guerrero and Bachiniva)
Diocese of Ciudad Juárez (Madera, Temosachic, Matachic, Namiquipa, Moris, Ocampo, and Gómez Farias)
Diocese of Ciudad Obregón (Yécora)
Territorial Prelature of Madera (erected)
7 October 1982Territory AddedTerritorial Prelature of Madera (Yécora) Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1965400,000400,000100.0%27134010,0003113423ap1967
1968493,587500,00098.7%30154510,9682916623ap1971
1976605,000625,00096.8%4395211,6342215629ap1977
1980776,000828,00093.7%5296112,72112715627ap1981
19901,080,0001,152,00093.8%67198612,55813314551ap1991
19991,552,0001,750,00088.7%792610514,78013610550ap2000
20001,552,0001,750,00088.7%822610814,37013610550ap2001
2001835,000950,00087.9%107141216,9001299056ap2002
2002830,000955,00086.9%104171216,85912713856ap2003
2003845,000980,00086.2%115171326,40112715558ap2004
2004862,000999,60086.2%113161296,68212516858ap2005
2006889,0001,031,00086.2%116171336,68413315758ap2007
2013946,0001,098,00086.2%118151337,1122913465ap2014
20161,120,0001,400,00080.0%109141239,1052713668ap2017
20191,167,5001,535,00076.1%107171249,4152812769ap2020
20211,177,7551,573,60074.8%106161229,6532512169ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 51, Page 892, to Page 894
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 56, Page 496, and Page 497
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 75, Page 79, and Page 80

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