Diocese of Autlán
Rivorien(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Ahuacapán, Jalisco, Mexico
The Diocese of Autlán is a Latin Church diocese in Jalisco, Mexico, established on January 28, 1961, from the Archdiocese of Guadalajara and the Diocese of Colima. It is a suffragan of Guadalajara with its cathedral in Autlán.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 28 January 1961
- Latin
- Rivorien(sis)
- Patron
- Most Holy Trinity
- Annuario code
- 001000758
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 310,240
- Population
- 334,272
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 92.8%
- Priests
- 114
- Catholics per priest
- 2,721
- Extent
- 13,499 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 23
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Eduardo Muñoz Ochoa
- Born
- 13 October 1968
- Birthplace
- Guadalajara
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Most Holy Trinity stands in Ahuacapán, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Guadalajara
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of GuadalajaraAhualulco de Mercado
- Diocese of AguascalientesAguascalientes
- Diocese of Ciudad GuzmánCiudad Guzmán
- Diocese of ColimaAlcaraces
- Diocese of Jesús MaríaGuadalupe Ocotán
- Diocese of San Juan de los LagosSan Juan de los Lagos
- Diocese of TepicTepic
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Erected on 28 January 1961, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Autlán (Latin: Dioecesis Rivoriensis) serves as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.