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Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa ( la, Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Acapulco.
History
The former Diocese of Chilapa in southern
Mexico
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comprised the State of Guerrero. It was a
suffragan
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of the
Archdiocese of Mexico
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, and existed under that name from 1863 to 1989.
The early bishops were
Ambrosia Serrano, Ramon Ibarra, and Homobono Anaya.
Father John Ssenyondo, a priest in Chilapa, also served under the dictatorship of
Idi Amin
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in his native Uganda. He has been called "The Indiana Jones of the Faith." He was kidnapped and found dead near the town of Ocotlán in 2014.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Ambrosia María Serrano y Rodriguez (1863-1875)
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Tomás Barón y Morales Tomás may refer to:
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(1876-1882), appointed Bishop of León, Guanajuato
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Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. Obs. (1882-1889), appointed Bishop of Zacatecas
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José Ramón Ibarra y González (1889-1902), appointed Bishop of Tlaxcala (Puebla de los Angeles)
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José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1902-1906)
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Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles
Francisco Maria Campos y Angeles (born 16 June 1860 in Actopan, Hidalgo – 29 June 1945) was a Mexicans, Mexican clergyman and bishop for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa, as well as for Roman Catholic Diocese of Tabasco. He bec ...
(1907-1923)
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José Guadalupe Ortíz y López (1923-1926), appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Monterrey, Nuevo León
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Leopoldo Díaz y Escudero (1929-1955)
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Alfonso Tóriz Cobián (1956-1958), appointed Bishop of Querétaro
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Fidel Cortés Pérez (1958-1982)
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José María Hernández González (1983-1989), appointed Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl
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frén Ramos Salazar (1990-2005)
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Alejo Zavala Castro (2005-2015)
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Salvador Rangel Mendoza
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, O.F.M. (2015-2022)
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José de Jesús González Hernández, O.F.M. (2022-present)
Coadjutor bishop
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Alfonso Tóriz Cobián (1954-1956)
See also
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Chilpancingo
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Chilapa de Álvarez
Chilapa de Álvarez, informally known as Chilapa, is a town located in the Chilapa de Álvarez Municipality under the Mexican state of Guerrero. The town is located approximately 54 kilometers east of the state capital Chilpancingo. Chilapa's fir ...
External links and references
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Chilpancingo-Chilapa
Chilpancingo-Chilapa, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Chilpancingo-Chilapa
Chilpancingo-Chilapa
1863 establishments in Mexico