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Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera

Dioecesis Cuauhtemocensis-Materiensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Elevated: 17 November 1995
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Chihuahua
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Chihuahua
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 37,405 (14,447 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Norte
  • Mailing Address: Hidalgo 404 y 6a, 31500 Cuauhtémoc, Chih., México
  • Telephone: (625)122-55-73; 582-41-46

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Territorial Prelature of Madera
25 April 1966ErectedArchdiocese 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 LostTerritorial Prelature of Madera (Yécora) Diocese of Ciudad Obregón
Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera
17 November 1995ElevatedArchdiocese of Chihuahua (Cuauhtémoc, Riva Palacio, and Cusihuiriachi)
Territorial Prelature of Madera
Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera (Name Changed and Elevated to a Diocese)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Territorial Prelature of Madera
1966111,344.0%6ap1967
1970145,000150,00096.7%20207,250212012ap1971
1976225,000230,00097.8%3192210,227211014ap1977
1980184,800190,00097.3%520257,392212115ap1981
1990295,000305,00096.7%12152710,925153216ap1991
Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera
1999302,611351,53286.1%2413378,178136824ap2000
2000306,373355,50586.2%2316397,855207824ap2001
2001311,231358,52486.8%2215378,411187125ap2002
2002315,807363,79486.8%2314378,535177125ap2003
2003320,474369,17086.8%2311349,425126625ap2004
2004324,960374,33886.8%2611378,782126825ap2005
2006332,804383,37486.8%2811398,533126926ap2007
2013351,538404,95586.8%3210428,369115626ap2014
2016360,388415,15086.8%339428,580194927ap2017
2019373,147429,84786.8%3410448,4801114628ap2020
2021378,762436,31686.8%369458,416194329ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Territorial Prelature of Madera
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 58, Page 623, and Page 624
  • Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 88, Page 142, to Page 144

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