Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
Azcapotzalco | |
Latin: | Dioecesis Azcapotzalcensis |
Local: | Diócesis de Azcapotzalco |
Country: | Mexico |
Metropolitan: | México |
Province: | Province of Mexico |
Area Km2: | 80.8 |
Population: | 1,000,000 |
Population As Of: | 2019 |
Catholics: | 850,000 |
Catholics Percent: | 85 |
Parishes: | 59 |
Denomination: | Catholic Church |
Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
Rite: | Roman Rite |
Established: | 28 September 2019 (years ago) |
Cathedral: | Cathedral of Sts. Philip and James |
Bishop: | Adolfo Miguel Castaño Fonseca |
Metro Archbishop: | Carlos Aguiar Retes |
Website: | https://diocesisazcapotzalco.org/ |
The Diocese of Azcapotzalco (Latin: Dioecesis Azcapotzalcensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico.[1]
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 59 parishes with 850,000 Catholics.[2]