The
Roman Catholic Diocese of Culiacán ( la, Dioecesis Culiacanensis) is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Hermosillo
The Archdiocese of Hermosillo ( la, Archidioecesis Hermosillensis) is a Roman Catholic Archdiocese located in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. Its area is 90,959 sq. miles, and its population (2004) 1,067,051. The bishop resides at Hermosillo.
The A ...
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Bishops
Ordinaries
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José de Jesús María Uriarte y Pérez (1883 — 1887)
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José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1888 — 1898), appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
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José Homobono Anaya y Gutiérrez (1898 — 1902), appointed Bishop of Chilapa, Guerrero
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Francisco Uranga y Sáenz
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Nicknames
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(1903 — 1919)
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Silviano Carrillo y Cardenas (1920 — 1921)
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Agustín Aguirre y Ramos
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* Agustín (footballer), Spanish footballer
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(1922 — 1942)
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Lino Aguirre Garcia
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(1944 — 1969)
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Luis Rojas Mena
Luis Rojas Mena (June 21, 1917 – March 18, 2009) was a Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rojas Mena was born in Jalpa de Cánovas, Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre ...
(1969 — 1993)
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Benjamín Jiménez Hernández
Benjamin Jiménez Hernández (31 March 1938 – 26 November 2020) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop.
Jiménez Hernández was born in Mexico and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963.
He served as titular bishop of ''Sellectum'' and as aux ...
(1993 — 2011) - Bishop Emeritus
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Jonás Guerrero Corona (2011 — )
Auxiliary bishops
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Luis Rojas Mena
Luis Rojas Mena (June 21, 1917 – March 18, 2009) was a Mexican Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
Rojas Mena was born in Jalpa de Cánovas, Guanajuato
Guanajuato (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Guanajuato ( es, Estado Libre ...
(1968-1969), appointed Bishop here
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Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay
Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (May 16, 1940 – June 22, 2013) was a Catholic
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(1983-1988), appointed Bishop of Celaya, Guanajuato
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Benjamín Jiménez Hernández
Benjamin Jiménez Hernández (31 March 1938 – 26 November 2020) was a Mexican Roman Catholic bishop.
Jiménez Hernández was born in Mexico and was ordained to the priesthood in 1963.
He served as titular bishop of ''Sellectum'' and as aux ...
(1989-1993), appointed Bishop here
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Emigdio Duarte Figueroa (2007-2010)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
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Jesús María Echavarría y Aguirre, appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila in 1904
Episcopal See
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Culiacán, Sinaloa
External links and references
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Culiacan
Culiacan, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Culiacan
Culiacan
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