The
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...
Diocese of Mazatlán ( la, Dioecesis Mazatlanensis) 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 ...
. It was erected in 1958 and, along with the archdiocese, lost territory in 1968 to form the
Territorial Prelature of El Salto.
Ordinaries
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Miguel Garcia Franco (1958 -1981)
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Rafael Barraza Sánchez (1981 -2005)
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(2005 - )
Episcopal See
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Mazatlán, Sinaloa
See also
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Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception, Mazatlán
External links and references
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Mazatlan
Mazatlan, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Mazatlan
Mazatlan
1958 establishments in Mexico
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