Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes
{{Short description|Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico}}
{{Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction = Diocese
| name = Aguascalientes
| latin = Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes
| local = Diócesis de Aguascalientes
| image = Aguascalientes - Catedral.JPG
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| caption = Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
| country = {{flag|Mexico}}
| metropolitan = Guadalajara
| territory =
| province = Province of Guadalajara
| coordinates =
| area_sqmi = 4,326
| population = 1,622,000
| population_as_of = 2006
| catholics = 1,599,000
| catholics_percent = 98.6
| parishes = 99
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| denomination = Roman Catholic
| rite = Roman Rite
| established = 27 August 1899 ({{age|1899|8|27}} years ago)
| cathedral = Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
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| pope = {{Incumbent pope}}
| bishop = Juan Espinoza Jiménez
| metro_archbishop = Francisco Robles Ortega
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| map = Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes in Mexico.jpg
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| website = [http://www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org/ www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org]
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes ({{langx|la|Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes}}) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Bishops
=Ordinaries=
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902 -1912)
- Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913 -1928)
- José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929 -1950)
- Salvador Quezada Limón (1951 -1984)
- Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984 -1998) - Bishop Emeritus
- Ramón Godinez Flores (1998 - 2007)
- José María de la Torre Martín (2008 - 2020)
- Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2022- )
=Coadjutor bishop=
- Alfredo Torres Romero (1975-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980
=Auxiliary bishops=
- José de Jesús López y González (1927-1929), appointed Bishop here
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977-1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México
=Other priests of this diocese who became bishops=
- Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero, appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983
Episcopal see
External links and references
- {{cite web|title = Diocese of Aguascalientes|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dagua.html|accessdate=2007-02-05}}
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Aguascalientes, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Category:1899 establishments in Mexico
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