Diocese of Querétaro
Queretaren(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Querétaro, Mexico
Latin rite diocese covering the state of Queretaro, Mexico, erected 26 January 1863. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Leon. Its seat is the Cathedral of St. Philip Neri in Santiago de Queretaro.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 26 January 1863
- Latin
- Queretaren(sis)
- Patron
- N-D de Soriano
- Annuario code
- 001002699
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 1,643,532
- Population
- 1,730,034
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 95.0%
- Priests
- 360
- Catholics per priest
- 4,565
- Extent
- 15,330 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 107
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
- Fidencio Lopez Plaza
- Born
- 28 April 1950
- Birthplace
- La Estancia San José Iturbide
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 St. Philip Neri stands in Querétaro, 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 CelayaCelaya
- Diocese of IrapuatoIrapuato
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Serving the Mexican state of Querétaro, the Diocese of Querétaro (Latin: Dioecesis Queretarensis) was erected on January 26, 1863. Its territory spans 15,326 km² (5,919 square miles) and holds a population of 1,730,034, of whom 95% are Catholic. The diocese belongs to the Province of León, and its current bishop is Fidencio López Plaza.
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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.