Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos
| Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus Diócesis de San Juan de los Lagos | |
|---|---|
 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos | |
| Location | |
| Country | Mexico |
| Territory | State of Jalisco, |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | San Juan de los Lagos |
| Statistics | |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2014) 1,115,000 1,084,000 (97.2%) |
| Parishes | 80 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | January 25, 1941 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos |
| Patron saint | Our Lady of San Juan de los Lagos |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Guadalajara |
| Website | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos (Latin: Dioecesis Sancti Ioannis a Lacubus) (erected 25 March 1972) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara. It encompasses the parishes of some of the surrounding cities in the Mexican state of Jalisco, including Tepatitlán de Morelos, Arandas, etc.
Ordinaries
- Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero (1972 -1980)
- José López Lara (1981 -1987)
- José Trinidad Sepúlveda Ruiz-Velasco (1988 -1999) - Bishop Emeritus
- Javier Navarro Rodríguez (1999 -2007)
- Felipe Salazar Villagrana (2008- 2016)
- Jorge Alberto Cavazos Arizpe (2016 - Present)
External links and references
- "Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
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