Diocese of Atlacomulco
Atlacomulcan(us)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Atlacomulco, Mexico
Latin-rite diocese in the State of Mexico, erected on 3 November 1984 as a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Toluca. Its seat is the Cathedral of Divine Providence in Atlacomulco; after 18 months of sede vacante, Bishop Adolfo Miguel Castano Fonseca was appointed by Pope Leo XIV on 11 February 2026 and installed in April 2026.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 3 November 1984
- Latin
- Atlacomulcan(us)
- Annuario code
- 001000749
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 865,404
- Population
- 878,061
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 98.6%
- Priests
- 123
- Catholics per priest
- 7,036
- Extent
- 5,364 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 161
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
- Adolfo Miguel Castano Fonseca
- Born
- 27 September 1962
- Birthplace
- San Mateo Mozoquilpan
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 Divine Providence, Atlacomulco stands in Atlacomulco, 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 Toluca
A suffragan of Toluca.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of TolucaAlmoloya de Juárez
- Diocese of CuernavacaAcapantzingo
- Diocese of TenancingoAlmoloya de Alquisiras
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established on 3 November 1984, the Diocese of Atlacomulco (Latin: Dioecesis Atlacomulcana) serves as a suffragan see of Mexico's Archdiocese of Toluca.
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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.