Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán

Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico

Diocese of Cuautitlán Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis Diócesis de Cuautitlán

Cathedral of St. Bonaventure
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Tlalnepantla
Statistics
Area	1,119 km² (432 sq mi)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2014) 3,818,270 1,360,677 (35.6%)
Parishes	61
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	5 February 1979 (45 years ago)
Cathedral	Catedral de San Buenaventura
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Efraín Mendoza Cruz
Map

Website
www.diocesisdecuautitlan.net

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuautitlán (Latin: Dioecesis Cuautitlanensis) is based in the city of Cuautitlán, State of Mexico, Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tlalnepantla.

History

Pope John Paul II established the diocese on 5 February 1979. On 9 June 2014, Pope Francis erected the new Diocese of Izcalli with territory taken from the diocese.^[1]^[2]

Ordinaries

Manuel Samaniego Barriga (1979 - 2005)
Guillermo Ortiz Mondragón (2005 - 2021); died in office on September 14, 2021^[3]
Efraín Mendoza Cruz (2022 - present)

Gallery

Main altar of the church
Statue of Jesus inside the church
Statue of Our Lady of Sorrows inside the church
Grave of priest Manuel Samaniego Barriga inside the church

References

^ "Diocese of Cuautitlán". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
^ "Diocese of Cuautitlán". GCatholic. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
^ Sanchez Silva, Walter (2021-09-14). "Obispo mexicano fallece a los 74 años: Episcopado pide orar por su eterno descanso". ACI Prensa. Archived from the original on 2021-10-06. Retrieved 2021-10-03.