The Roman Catholic Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) (erected 27 August 1899) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
Diocese of Aguascalientes Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes Diócesis de Aguascalientes | |
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 Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Guadalajara |
| Metropolitan | Guadalajara |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 4,326 sq mi (11,200 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 1,622,000 1,599,000 (98.6%) |
| Parishes | 99 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 August 1899 (124 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Juan Espinoza Jiménez |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Francisco Robles Ortega |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org | |
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902 -1912)
- Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913 -1928)
- José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929 -1950)
- Salvador Quezada Limón (1951 -1984)
- Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984 -1998) - Bishop Emeritus
- Ramón Godinez Flores (1998 - 2007)
- José María de la Torre Martín (2008 - 2020)
- Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2022- )
Coadjutor bishop
- Alfredo Torres Romero (1975-1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980
Auxiliary bishops
- José de Jesús López y González (1927-1929), appointed Bishop here
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977-1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero, appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
- Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983
Episcopal see
External links and references
- "Diocese of Aguascalientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.