Diocese of Ecatepec, Mexico 🇲🇽

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Ecatepec / Ecatepecen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Tlalnepantla

Neighbouring Dioceses: México (↙), Cuautitlán (↖), Teotihuacan (↗), Texcoco (→)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1995.06.28: Established as Diocese of Ecatepec / Ecatepecen(sis) (Latin) (from Metropolitan Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla and Diocese of Texcoco and became suffragan of Tlalnepantla)

Contact Info

Address: Plaza Principal s/n San Cristóbal, Centro, 55000 - Ecatepec de Morelos, Mex., Mexico

Phone: (55) 51-16-09-76

Papal Visits

Pope Francis (2016.02)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2026.05.13 – ...):

Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos (66)

Monsignors (10)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Ecatepec (Roman Rite)

Bishop José Guadalupe Torres Campos (66)
(2026.05.13 – ...)

Bishop of Ecatepec (Mexico)

Haced lo que Él les os

Born:	1960.01.19 (León, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1984.07.02
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.02.22

Priest of León (Mexico) (1984.07.02 – 2005.12.10)

Titular Bishop of Quiza (2005.12.10 – 2008.11.25)

Auxiliary Bishop of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (2005.12.10 – 2008.11.25)

Bishop of Gómez Palacio (Mexico) (2008.11.25 – 2014.12.20)

Bishop of Ciudad Juárez (Mexico) (2014.12.20 – 2026.05.13)

Bishop of Ecatepec (Mexico) (2026.05.13 – ...)

Bishop Oscar Roberto Domínguez Couttolenc, M.G. (70) (later Archbishop)
(2012.07.17 – 2024.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico)

Discípulo misionero

Born:	1956.05.13 (Puebla, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1983.08.11
Consecrated Bishop:	2007.06.11

Bishop of Tlapa (Mexico) (2007.03.27 – 2012.07.17)

Bishop of Ecatepec (Mexico) (2012.07.17 – 2024.07.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Tulancingo (Mexico) (2024.07.03 – ...)

Bishop Onésimo Cepeda Silva
(1995.06.28 – 2012.05.07)

Scio enim cui credidi

Born:	1937.03.25 (México, Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1970.10.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.08.12
Died:	2022.01.31 (México, Mexico † 84)

Priest of Cuernavaca (Mexico) (1970.10.28 – 1995.06.28)

Protonotary Apostolic Supernumerary (1994.07.11 – 1995.06.28)

Bishop of Ecatepec (Mexico) (1995.06.28 – 2012.05.07)

Died of COVID-19.

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral dal Sagrado Corazón de Jesús, Ecatepec de Morelos, México
Former Cathedral: Templo Expiatorio de San Cristobal, Ecatepec de Morelos, México

México (↙), Cuautitlán (↖), Teotihuacan (↗), Texcoco (→)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 204 km²

Population: 1,239,049 Catholics (75.4% of 1,643,283 total)

Pastoral Centres: 100 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 156 priests (143 diocesan, 13 religious), 4 deacons, 141 religious (17 brothers, 124 sisters), 29 seminarians