roman, catholic, diocese, zacatecas, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates,. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this message The Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas Latin Dioecesis Zacatecensis erected 26 January 1863 is suffragan diocese to the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosi in Mexico Until 25 November 2006 it was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in Guadalajara Mexico Diocese of ZacatecasDioecesis ZacatecensisDiocesis de ZacatecasCatedral Basilica de Nuestra Senora de la AsuncionCoat of armsLocationCountryMexicoEcclesiastical provinceProvince of San Luis PotosiMetropolitanZacatecas ZacatecasStatisticsArea22 788 sq mi 59 020 km2 Population Total Catholics as of 2008 1 380 0001 124 000 81 4 Parishes108InformationDenominationRoman CatholicRiteRoman RiteEstablished26 January 1863 161 years ago CathedralCathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the AssumptionCurrent leadershipPopeFrancisBishopSigifredo Noriega BarceloMetropolitan ArchbishopFrancisco Robles OrtegaBishops emeritusCarlos Cabrero RomeroMap According to an official news release from the Holy See Press Office s Vatican Information Service VIS on August 2 2012 Pope Benedict XVI appointed Sigifredo Noriega Barcelo as the fifteenth Bishop of Zacatecas transferring him from his post as the first Bishop of Ensenada in Ensenada Mexico a suffragan diocese in the Ecclesiastical Province of Tijuana in Tijuana Mexico Bishop Sigifredo Noriega Barcelo was born in Granados Sonora Mexico on October 12 1951 He attended a Minor Seminary in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregon Mexico then studied Philosophy in the Seminary of Montezuma in the United States The Bishop then studied Theology in the Diocesan Seminary of Tijuana Later he obtained a Licentiate in Sacred Theology Degree in Moral Theology from the Alphonsian Academy in Rome He was then incardinated in the Diocese of Ciudad Obregon and was ordained a priest on October 7 1976 As a priest he held the following positions priest spiritual director and vice rector of the minor seminary prefect of studies in the Major Seminary diocesan promoter of vocations member of the Presbyteral Council the College of Consultors of the Council of Administration of the University of La Salle diocesan assessor for the Family Then from 2006 to 2007 Fr Noriega served as Vicar General of the diocese Then on January 26 2007 he was appointed the first Bishop of Ensenada Mexico and received Episcopal Ordination on 25 April 2007 1 2 Contents 1 Bishops 1 1 Ordinaries 1 2 Coadjutor bishop 2 Territorial losses 3 Episcopal See 4 External links and references 5 ReferencesBishops editOrdinaries edit Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba 1864 1871 Jose Marie del Refugio Guerra y Alva 1872 1888 Buenaventura del Purisimo Corazon de Maria Portillo y Tejeda O F M 1888 1899 Jose Guadalupe de Jesus de Alba y Franco O F M 1899 1910 Miguel Maria de la Mora y Mora 1911 1922 appointed Bishop of San Luis Potosi Ignacio Placencia y Moreira 1922 1951 Archbishop personal title Francisco Javier Nuno y Guerrero 1951 1954 appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Guadalajara Jalisco Antonio Lopez Avina 1955 1961 appointed Archbishop of Durango Adalberto Almeida y Merino 1962 1969 appointed Archbishop of Chihuahua Jose Pablo Rovalo Azcue S M 1970 1972 resigned Rafael Munoz Nunez 1972 1984 appointed Bishop of Aguascalientes Javier Lozano Barragan 1984 1997 Fernando Mario Chavez Ruvalcaba 1999 2008 Carlos Cabrero Romero 2008 2012 appointed Archbishop of San Luis Potosi Sigifredo Noriega Barcelo since 2012 Coadjutor bishop edit Francisco Javier Nuno y Guerrero 1951 Territorial losses editYear Along with To form 1962 Diocese of ColimaArchdiocese of Durango Territorial Prelature of Jesus Maria del Nayar Episcopal See editZacatecas ZacatecasExternal links and references edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas Diocese of Zacatecas Catholic Hierarchy Retrieved 2007 02 08 References edit http press catholica va news services bulletin news 29532 php index 29532 amp po date 02 08 2012 amp lang en Web Translator Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas amp oldid 1221834818, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
