Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis Diócesis de Ciudad Altamirano | |
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 Catedral de San Juan Bautista | |
| Location | |
| Country |  Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Acapulco |
| Metropolitan | Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,180 sq mi (16,000 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2006) 913,000 885,000 (96.9%) |
| Parishes | 28 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 27 October 1964 (59 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. John the Baptist |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joel Ocampo Gorostieta |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Leopoldo González González |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Altamirensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco, in Mexico.
Ordinaries
- Juan Navarro Ramirez (1965–1970)
- Manuel Samaniego Barriga (1971–1979), appointed Bishop of Cuautitlán, México
- José Lizares Estrada (1980–1987)
- José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (1987–1995), appointed Coadjutor Bishop of San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas
- Carlos Garfias Merlos (1996–2003), appointed Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl, México
- José Miguel Ángel Giles Vázquez (2004–2005)
- Maximino Martínez Miranda (2006–2018), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Toluca, México
- Joel Ocampo Gorostieta (2019–-)
Episcopal see
External links and references
- "Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-02.
- "Diocese of Ciudad Altamirano". Catholicer Network.
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