The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio ( la, Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis) is located in
Mexico
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. It is a suffragan diocese of the
Archdiocese of Durango
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Durango ( la, Archidioecesis Durangensis) is a Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico. Based in the city of Durango, it is the metropolitan see for the suffragan dioceses of Gómez Palacio, Mazatlán and Torreón as ...
from which it was erected by
Pope Benedict XVI
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in 2008.
Ordinaries
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José Guadalupe Torres Campos (2008–2014), appointed Bishop of Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua
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José Fortunato Álvarez Valdéz
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(2015-2018)
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Jorge Estrada Solórzano
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(2019-)
Episcopal See
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Gómez Palacio, Durango
Gómez Palacio is a city and its surrounding municipality in northeastern Durango, Mexico, adjacent to the border of the state of Coahuila. The city is named in honor of former Durango governor, Francisco Gómez Palacio y Bravo.
As of 2010, the ...
External links and references
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Gomez Palacio
Gomez Palacio, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Gomez Palacio
Gomez Palacio
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