Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos

Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus

Bishop(s)

José Leopoldo González González, Bishop
Felipe Salazar Villagrana, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 25 March 1972
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Guadalajara
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Jalisco
Country: México
Square Kilometers: 12,000 (4,635 Square Miles)
Description: Acatic, Arandas, Atotonilco, Ayotlán, Degollado, Jesús María, Jalostotitlán, Lagos de Moreno, Mexticacán, San Diego de Alejandría, San Ignacio Cerro Gordo, San Juan de the Lakes, San Julián, San Miguel el Alto, Tepatitlán, Tototlán, Unión de San Antonio, Valle de Guadalupe, Cañadas de Obregón and Yahualica; plus Jalpa de Cánovas
Conference Region: Occidente
Official Web Site: https://diocesisdesanjuan.org
Mailing Address: Morelos 30, 47000 San Juan de los Lagos, Jal., México
Telephone: (395)785-05-70
Fax: 785-29-71

Past and Present Ordinaries

Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero † (25 Mar 1972 Appointed - 10 Jan 1981 Retired)
José López Lara † (4 Sep 1981 Installed - 27 Apr 1987 Died)
José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco † (12 Feb 1988 Appointed - 20 Jan 1999 Retired)
Javier Navarro Rodríguez (20 Jan 1999 Appointed - 3 May 2007 Appointed, Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán)
Felipe Salazar Villagrana (11 Mar 2008 Appointed - 2 Apr 2016 Retired)
Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2 Apr 2016 Appointed - 26 Mar 2022 Appointed, Archbishop of San Luis Potosí)
José Leopoldo González González (19 Mar 2024 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
25 March 1972	Erected	Archdiocese of Guadalajara (De la Sangre de Cristo and Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe (in San Juan de Los Lagos); San Miguel and San Felipe de Jesús (in Atotonilco and Alto); San Francisco de Asís, Tototlán, Sagrada Familia, and San Francisco (in Tepatitlán); Capilla de Guadalupe, ...)	Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (erected)
25 September 1973	Name Changed		Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (Latin changed from Ioannopolitanae a Lacubus)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1976 568,830 569,270 99.9% 136 12 148 3,843 25 321 43 ap1977

1980 632,715 644,985 98.1% 146 12 158 4,004 30 357 44 ap1981

1990 999,302 1,010,042 98.9% 176 17 193 5,177 28 401 51 ap1991

1999 991,391 994,215 99.7% 248 16 264 3,755 27 437 57 ap2000

2000 987,870 997,606 99.0% 254 19 273 3,618 79 387 57 ap2001

2001 1,007,745 1,018,839 98.9% 259 16 275 3,664 58 427 64 ap2002

2002 799,578 864,008 92.5% 261 17 278 2,876 61 375 65 ap2003

2003 916,347 924,668 99.1% 258 18 276 3,320 32 355 65 ap2004

2004 978,601 997,171 98.1% 275 14 289 3,386 51 429 70 ap2005

2010 1,047,000 1,077,000 97.2% 285 15 300 3,490 118 490 74 ap2011

2014 1,084,000 1,115,000 97.2% 287 16 303 3,577 113 425 80 ap2015

2017 895,275 929,365 96.3% 311 17 328 2,729 48 455 89 ap2018

2020 964,012 990,717 97.3% 336 15 351 2,746 64 383 91 ap2021

2022 980,000 1,008,000 97.2% 351 15 366 2,677 53 336 92 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1976	568,830	569,270	99.9%	136	12	148	3,843	25	321	43	ap1977
1980	632,715	644,985	98.1%	146	12	158	4,004	30	357	44	ap1981
1990	999,302	1,010,042	98.9%	176	17	193	5,177	28	401	51	ap1991
1999	991,391	994,215	99.7%	248	16	264	3,755	27	437	57	ap2000
2000	987,870	997,606	99.0%	254	19	273	3,618	79	387	57	ap2001
2001	1,007,745	1,018,839	98.9%	259	16	275	3,664	58	427	64	ap2002
2002	799,578	864,008	92.5%	261	17	278	2,876	61	375	65	ap2003
2003	916,347	924,668	99.1%	258	18	276	3,320	32	355	65	ap2004
2004	978,601	997,171	98.1%	275	14	289	3,386	51	429	70	ap2005
2010	1,047,000	1,077,000	97.2%	285	15	300	3,490	118	490	74	ap2011
2014	1,084,000	1,115,000	97.2%	287	16	303	3,577	113	425	80	ap2015
2017	895,275	929,365	96.3%	311	17	328	2,729	48	455	89	ap2018
2020	964,012	990,717	97.3%	336	15	351	2,746	64	383	91	ap2021
2022	980,000	1,008,000	97.2%	351	15	366	2,677	53	336	92	ap2023