The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya ( la, Dioecesis Celayensis) (erected 13 October 1973) is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of León
In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop.
History
In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associ ...
. It was a suffragan of the
Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
Bishops
Ordinaries
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Victorino Alvarez Tena Victorino is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Surname
*Cesáreo Victorino (born 1979), Mexican footballer
*Mauricio Victorino (born 1982), Uruguayan football defender
* Mike Victorino (born 1952), Mayor of M ...
(1974–1987)
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Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1988–2003)
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Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (2003–2009)
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Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2010–2021)
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Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma Víctor is a Spanish masculine given name, equivalent to Victor in English and Vítor in Portuguese. Notable people with the given name include:
* Víctor Cabrera (Argentine footballer)
* Víctor Cabrera (Chilean footballer)
*Víctor Hugo Cabrera, ...
(2021–present)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero
Gonzalo may refer to:
* Gonzalo (name)
* Gonzalo, Dominican Republic, a small town
* Isla Gonzalo, a subantarctic island operated by the Chilean Navy
* Hurricane Gonzalo, 2014
See also
* Gonzalez (disambiguation)
* Gonzales (disambiguat ...
, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2012
Episcopal See
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Celaya, Guanajuato
See also
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Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Celaya
The Immaculate Conception Cathedral ( es, Catedral de la Purísima Concepción), also Celaya Cathedral, is the main Catholic building in the city of Celaya in Mexico, occupying at present what was the space of a chapel annexed to the Temple of St. ...
External links and references
Diócesis de Celayaofficial site
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Celaya
Celaya, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Celaya
Celaya
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