Roman Catholic Diocese of Iztapalapa

Latin Catholic jurisdiction in Mexico

Diocese of Iztapalapa

Dioecesis Iztapalapanus

Diócesis de Iztapalapa

Location
Country| Mexico
Ecclesiastical province| Province of Mexico
Metropolitan| México
Statistics
Area| 117 km2 (45 sq mi)
Population

* Total

* Catholics

* (as of 2019)

* 1,827,868

* 1,517,130 (83%)

Parishes| 105
Information
Denomination| Catholic Church
Sui iuris church| Latin Church
Rite| Roman Rite
Established| 28 September 2019 (5 years ago)
Cathedral| Cathedral Shrine of the Lord of the Holy Sepulchre
Current leadership
Pope| Leo XIV
Bishop| Jorge Cuapio Bautista
Metropolitan Archbishop| Carlos Aguiar Retes
Website
https://www.diocesisdeiztapalapa.org/

The Diocese of Iztapalapa (Latin: Dioecesis Iztapalapanus) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico.[1][2]

## History

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It was erected on 28 September 2019 with its territory having been carved from the Archdiocese of Mexico. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Mexico and covers a total of 105 parishes (75 parishes & 30 quasi-parishes) with 1,517,130 Catholics.[3]

## Ordinaries

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* Jesús Antonio Lerma Nolasco: (28 Sep 2019 - 14 Aug 2021)
* Jorge Cuapio Bautista: (14 Aug 2021 - Present)[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Iztapalapa (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
2. ^ "Diocese of Iztapalapa, Mexico". GCatholic. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
3. ^ a b "Resignations and Appointments". press.vatican.va. Retrieved 2021-06-19.

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