Diocese of Campeche
Latin Catholic diocese in Mexico
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The Diocese of Campeche (Latin: Dioecesis Campecorensis) (erected 24 March 1895) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Yucatán.
Diocese of Campeche Dioecesis Campecorensis Diócesis de Campeche | |
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Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Purísima Concepción | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Yucatán |
| Metropolitan | Campeche, Campeche |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 21,575 sq mi (55,880 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 35 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 24 March 1895 (131 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | José Alberto González Juárez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Gustavo Rodríguez Vega |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- Francisco Plancarte y Navarrete (1895 – 1898), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
- Rómulo Betancourt y Torres (1900 – 1901)
- Francisco de Paula Mendoza y Herrera (1904 – 1909), appointed Archbishop of Durango
- Jaime de Anasagasti y Llamas (1909 – 1910)
- Vicente Castellanos y Núñez (1912 – 1921), appointed Bishop of Tulancingo, Hidalgo
- Francisco María González y Arias (1922 – 1931), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
- Luis Guízar y Barragán (1931 – 1938), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
- Alberto Mendoza y Bedolla (1939 – 1967)
- José de Jesús Garcia Ayala (1967 – 1982), resigned
- Héctor González Martínez (1982 – 1988), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
- Carlos Suárez Cázares (1988 – 1994), appointed Bishop of Zamora, Michoacán
- José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (1995 – 2005), appointed Bishop of Colima
- Ramón Castro Castro (2006 – 2013), appointed Bishop of Cuernavaca, Morelos
- José Francisco González González (2013 – 2025), appointed Archbishop of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas
- José Alberto González Juárez (2026 – Present)
Auxiliary bishop
- José de Jesús Garcia Ayala (1963-1967), appointed Bishop here
Episcopal See
References
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- "Diocese of Campeche". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
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