Diocese of

Celaya

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Area: 8,768 km²

Population: 1,665,400 Catholics (92.5% of 1,800,855 total) (2020)

Statistics: 83 parishes, 269 priests (203 diocesan, 66 religious), 445 lay religious (97 brothers, 348 sisters), 43 seminarians (2020)

Ecclesiastical Province: León

Neighbouring Dioceses: Irapuato (←), León (↖), San Luis Potosí (↑), Querétaro (→), Morelia (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Address: Manuel Doblado # 110 Col. Centro, 38000 - Celaya, Gto., Mexico

Phone: (461) 6-12-48-35

Websites:

History

1973.10.13: Established as Diocese of Celaya / Celayen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of León and Metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral de la Purísima Concepción, Celaya, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site: Iglesia San Miguel Arcángel, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site: Santuario de Jesús Nazareno, Atotonilco, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Iglesia de la Purísima Concepción, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Iglesia Nuestra Señora de la Salud, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Iglesia San Francisco, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Iglesia San Juan de Dios, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Iglesia Santa Ana, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato
World Heritage Site (Minor): Oratorio de San Felipe Neri, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato

Irapuato (←), León (↖), San Luis Potosí (↑), Querétaro (→), Morelia (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2021.06.12 – ...):

Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Celaya (Roman Rite)

Bishop Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (57)
(2021.06.12 – ...)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico)

Born:	1965.04.05 (San Guillermo, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1989.12.10
Consecrated Bishop:	2016.02.25

Titular Bishop of Castulo (2015.12.01 – 2021.06.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of Morelia (Mexico) (2015.12.01 – 2021.06.12)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (2021.06.12 – ...)

Bishop José Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (76)
(2010.04.29 – 2021.06.12)

Bishop emeritus of Celaya (Mexico)

Born:	1945.09.09 (Ixtlahuacán del Río, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1974.04.14
Consecrated Bishop:	2000.01.08

Titular Bishop of Sufasar (1999.11.18 – 2003.02.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1999.11.18 – 2003.02.08)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (2003.02.08 – 2010.04.29)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (2010.04.29 – 2021.06.12)

Bishop Lázaro Pérez Jiménez
(2003.07.26 – 2009.10.25)

Born:	1943.09.09 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1968.09.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1991.06.29
Died:	2009.10.25 († 66)

Bishop of Autlán (Mexico) (1991.05.15 – 2003.07.26)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (2003.07.26 – 2009.10.25)

Bishop Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay
(1988.04.28 – 2003.07.26)

Born:	1940.05.16 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1964.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.05.04
Died:	2013.06.22 († 73)

Titular Bishop of Belesasa (1983.02.10 – 1988.04.28)

Auxiliary Bishop of Culiacán (Mexico) (1983.02.10 – 1988.04.28)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (1988.04.28 – 2003.07.26)

Bishop Victorino Alvarez Tena
(1974.02.14 – 1987.11.04)

Born:	1920.03.10 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1943.04.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1962.07.25
Died:	1987.11.04 († 67)

Bishop of Apatzingán (Mexico) (1962.05.24 – 1974.02.14)

Bishop of Celaya (Mexico) (1974.02.14 – 1987.11.04)

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