Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán
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Diocese of Culiacán Dioecesis Culiacanensis Diócesis de Culiacán | |
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 Catedral Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Rosario | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Hermosillo |
| Metropolitan | Hermosillo |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 14,600 sq mi (38,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 2,401,453 2,319,038 (96.6%) |
| Parishes | 70 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 May 1883 (140 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jonás Guerrero Corona |
| Bishops emeritus | Emigdio Duarte Figueroa |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| catolicosdeculiacan.com | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán (Latin: Dioecesis Culiacanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez (1883 — 1887)
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1888 — 1898), appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
- José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1898 — 1902), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
- Francisco Uranga y Sáenz (1903 — 1919)
- Silviano Carrillo y Cardenas (1920 — 1921)
- Agustín Aguirre y Ramos (1922 — 1942)
- Lino Aguirre Garcia (1944 — 1969)
- Luis Rojas Mena (1969 — 1993)
- Benjamín Jiménez Hernández (1993 — 2011) - Bishop Emeritus
- Jonás Guerrero Corona (2011 — )
Auxiliary bishops
- Luis Rojas Mena (1968-1969), appointed Bishop here
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1983-1988), appointed Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato
- Benjamín Jiménez Hernández (1989-1993), appointed Bishop here
- Emigdio Duarte Figueroa (2007-2010)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre, appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila in 1904
Episcopal See
External links and references
- "Diocese of Culiacán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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