Diocese of

Nuevo Casas Grandes

Mexico

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Area: 36,320 km²

Population: 141,006 Catholics (86.9% of 162,195 total) (2015)

Ecclesiastical Province: Chihuahua

Neighbouring Dioceses: Ciudad Obregón (↙), Nogales (←), Las Cruces (↑), Ciudad Juárez (→), Chihuahua (↘), Cuauhtémoc–Madera (↓)

Depends on: Congregation for Bishops

Statistics: 25 parishes, 53 missions, 36 priests (35 diocesan, 1 religious), 37 lay religious (2 brothers, 35 sisters), 12 seminarians (2015)

Address: Av. Hidalgo # 105, Centro, 31700 - Nvo. Casas Grandes, Chih., Mexico

Phone: (636) 6-94-05-20

History

1977.04.13: Established as Territorial Prelature of Nuevo Casas Grandes / Neograndicasen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Ciudad Juárez)
2000.06.03: Promoted as Diocese of Nuevo Casas Grandes / Neograndicasen(sis) (Latin)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Catedral Medalla Milagrosa, Nuevo Casas Grandes, Chihuahua

Present Prelates

Bishop (2011.10.27 – ...):

Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez (57)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jesús José Herrera Quiñonez (57)
(2011.10.27 – ...)

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico)

In verbo tuo laxabo rete

Born:	1961.12.20 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1987.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.12.15

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (2011.10.27 – ...)

Bishop Gerardo de Jesús Rojas López (61)
(2004.05.22 – 2010.12.07)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico)

Born:	1957.04.13 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1983.09.16
Consecrated Bishop:	2004.08.04

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (2004.05.22 – 2010.12.07)

Bishop of Tabasco (Mexico) (2010.12.07 – ...)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M.
(2000.06.03 – 2004.05.22)

Born:	1928.01.14 (Mexico)
Ordained Priest:	1950.10.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.07.07
Died:	2010.03.04 († 82)

Titular Bishop of Crepedula (1977.04.13 – 1978.02.15)

Bishop-Prelate of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (1977.04.13 – 2000.06.03)

Bishop of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Mexico) (2000.06.03 – 2004.05.22)

Prelates of Nuevo Casas Grandes (Roman Rite)

Bishop Hilario Chávez Joya, M.N.M.
(1977.04.13 – 2000.06.03)

(see above)

as of 2019.01.17

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