Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Colima (erected 11 December 1881) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.
[edit] Territorial losses
Date | Reason |
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28 January 1961 | to form the Diocese of Autlán |
13 January 1962 | to form the Territorial Prelature of Jesús María (del Nayar) |
30 April 1962 | to form the Diocese of Apatzingan |
25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of Ciudad Guzmán |
25 March 1972 | to form the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos |
[edit] Ordinaries
- Francisco Melitón Vargas y Gutiérrez (1883 -1888)
- Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes (1889 -1891)
- Atenógenes Silva y Álvarez Tostado (1892 -1900)
- José Amador Velasco y Peña (1903 -1949)
- Ignacio de Alba y Hernández (1949 -1967)
- Leonardo Viera Contreras (1967 -1972)
- Rogelio Sánchez González (1972 -1980) - Bishop Emeritus
- José Fernández Arteaga (1980 -1988)
- Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1989 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
- José Luis Amezcua Melgoza (2005 - )
[edit] External links and References
- Diocese of Colima. Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved on 2007-02-05.