Diocese of

Cuernavaca

Mexico Mexico

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Cuernavaca / Cuernavacen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Toluca

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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History

Contact Info

Address: Hidalgo # 17, Zona Centro, 62000 - Cuernavaca, Mor., Mexico

Phone: (777) 3-18-45-90

Papal Visits

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.05.15 – ...):Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (68)Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (68)

General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Cuernavaca (Roman Rite)

Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (68)Bishop Ramón Castro Castro (68)
(2013.05.15 – ...)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico)
General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.)

Sufficit tibi gratia mea

Born:1956.01.27 (Teocuitatlán de Corona, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1982.05.13
Consecrated Bishop:2004.06.03

Priest of Tijuana (Mexico) (1982.05.13 – 2004.04.02)

Titular Bishop of Suelli (2004.04.02 – 2006.04.08)

Auxiliary Bishop of Yucatán (Mexico) (2004.04.02 – 2006.04.08)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico) (2006.04.08 – 2013.05.15)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (2013.05.15 – ...)

General Secretary of Conferencia del Episcopado Mexicano (C.E.M.) (2021.11.10 – ...)

Archbishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras (76)Bishop Alfonso Cortés Contreras (76) (later Archbishop)
(2009.07.10 – 2012.12.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of León (Mexico)

Ecce agnus Dei

Born:1947.07.16 (La Luz, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1972.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:2005.08.24

Priest of Monterrey (Mexico) (1972.10.26 – 2005.06.24)

Titular Bishop of Aquæ regiæ (2005.06.24 – 2009.07.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (2005.06.24 – 2009.07.10)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (2009.07.10 – 2012.12.22)

Metropolitan Archbishop of León (Mexico) (2012.12.22 – ...)

Bishop Florencio Olvera Ochoa
(2002.02.22 – 2009.07.10)

Jesucristo el de ayer, de hoy y de siempre

Born:1933.10.12 (Tequisquiapan, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1958.10.26
Consecrated Bishop:1992.11.30
Died:2020.12.20 (Querétaro, Mexico † 87)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (1992.10.19 – 2002.02.22)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (2002.02.22 – 2009.07.10)

Bishop Luis Reynoso Cervantes
(1987.08.17 – 2000.12.21)

Born:1926.09.21 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1950.04.09
Consecrated Bishop:1978.05.31
Died:2000.12.21 († 74)

Titular Bishop of Casæ Calanæ (1978.04.13 – 1982.07.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1978.04.13 – 1982.07.15)

Bishop of Ciudad Obregón (Mexico) (1982.07.15 – 1987.08.17)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1987.08.17 – 2000.12.21)

Bishop Juan Jesús Posadas Ocampo (later Cardinal)
(1982.12.28 – 1987.05.15)

Quién come Dios

Born:1926.11.10 (Salvatierra, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1950.09.23
Consecrated Bishop:1970.06.14
Created Cardinal:1991.06.28
Died:1993.05.24 (Guadalajara, Mexico † 66)

Priest of Morelia (Mexico) (1950.09.23 – 1970.03.21)

Bishop of Tijuana (Mexico) (1970.03.21 – 1982.12.28)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1982.12.28 – 1987.05.15)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1987.05.15 – 1993.05.24)

First Vice-President of Latin American Episcopal Council (1991 – 1993)

Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora di Guadalupe e S. Filippo Martire in Via Aurelia (1991.06.28 – 1993.05.24)

Assassinated.

Bishop Sergio Méndez Arceo
(1952.03.11 – 1982.12.28)

Born:1907.10.28 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1934.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:1952.04.30
Died:1992.02.05 († 84)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1952.03.11 – 1982.12.28)

Bishop Alfonso Espino y Silva (later Archbishop)
(1947.08.02 – 1951.05.15)

Excita potentiam tuam et veni

Born:1904.07.13 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1927.10.30
Consecrated Bishop:1947.10.26
Died:1976.05.31 († 71)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1947.08.02 – 1951.05.15)

Titular Archbishop of Leucas (1951.05.15 – 1952.07.29)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1951.05.15 – 1952.07.29)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Monterrey (Mexico) (1952.07.29 – 1976.05.31)

Bishop Francisco María González y Arias
(1931.01.30 – 1946.08.20)

Born:1874.08.12 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1897.04.04
Consecrated Bishop:1922.06.11
Died:1946.08.20 († 72)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico) (1922.04.21 – 1931.01.30)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1931.01.30 – 1946.08.20)

Bishop Francisco Uranga y Sáenz
(1922.04.21 – 1930.07.09)

Born:1863.11.16 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1886.03.05
Consecrated Bishop:1903.08.16
Died:1930.07.09 († 66)

Bishop of Sinaloa (Mexico) (1903.06.25 – 1919.11.13)

Titular Bishop of Tlous (1919.11.13 – 1922.04.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Guadalajara (Mexico) (1919.11.13 – 1922.04.21)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1922.04.21 – 1930.07.09)

Bishop Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta
(1912.05.06 – 1922.04.21)

Born:1874.05.18 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1898.12.17
Consecrated Bishop:1912.09.08
Died:1946.06.30 († 72)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1912.05.06 – 1922.04.21)

Bishop of Zamora (Mexico) (1922.04.21 – 1946.06.30)

Bishop Francisco Plancarte y Navarrette (later Archbishop)
(1898.11.28 – 1911.11.27)

Born:1856.10.20 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1880.12.18
Consecrated Bishop:1896.02.09
Died:1920.07.02 († 63)

Bishop of Campeche (Mexico) (1895.09.17 – 1898.11.28)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1898.11.28 – 1911.11.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Linares (Mexico) (1911.11.27 – 1920.07.02)

Bishop Fortino Hipólito Vera y Talonia
(1894.07.03 – 1898.09.22)

Born:1834.08.12 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:1857.12
Consecrated Bishop:1894.07.29
Died:1898.09.22 († 64)

Bishop of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1894.07.03 – 1898.09.22)

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Churches by City (109)

Tenancingo (←), Toluca (↖), México (↑), Xochimilco (↑), Valle de Chalco (↗), Puebla de los Ángeles (→), Chilpancingo–Chilapa (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 4,893 km²

Population: 1,422,300 Catholics (71.0% of 2,002,900 total)

Pastoral Centres: 117 parishes, 195 missions

Personnel: 208 priests (170 diocesan, 38 religious), 27 deacons, 361 religious (66 brothers, 295 sisters), 79 seminarians

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