Diocese of Celaya
Celayen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Celaya, Mexico
Latin rite diocese in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, erected 13 October 1973. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Leon. Its seat is the Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception in Celaya.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 13 October 1973
- Latin
- Celayen(sis)
- Annuario code
- 001001090
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,403,000
- Population
- 1,544,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 90.9%
- Priests
- 269
- Catholics per priest
- 5,216
- Extent
- 8,770 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 160
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
- Victor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma
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 Pure Conception stands in Celaya, 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 Leon
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Leon.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of LeónLeón
- Diocese of IrapuatoIrapuato
- Diocese of QuerétaroQuerétaro
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
The Diocese of Celaya (Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) dates from 13 October 1973. Originally a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí, it passed to the province of the Archdiocese of León on 25 November 2006, where it remains today.
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The see's own website · Wikipedia
Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.