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Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar
The Roman Catholic Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) (Latin: Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria) (erected 13 January 1962) is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara in Mexico. The episcopal see is in Jesús María, Nayarit.
Territorial Prelature of Jesús María del Nayar Praelatura Territorialis Nayariana de Iesu et Maria Prélature Territoriale de Jesús María del Nayar | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Jesús María, Nayarit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,656 sq mi (25,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 140,000 128,000 (91.4%) |
| Parishes | 15 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 January 1962 (62 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Jesus and Mary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Map | |
Bishops edit
- Manuel Arvizu, O.F.M. (1962-1992)
- José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1992-2010)
- José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. (2010-
Coadjutor bishop edit
- José Antonio Pérez Sánchez, O.F.M. (1990-1992)
External links and references edit
- "Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar)". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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