The
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas ( la, Dioecesis Sancti Christophori de las Casas) (erected 19 March 1539 as the Diocese of Chiapas,
renamed 27 October 1964) is a
suffragan
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diocese of the
Archdiocese of Tuxtla. Its
see
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is in
San Cristóbal de las Casas in
Chiapas
Chiapas (; Tzotzil language, Tzotzil and Tzeltal language, Tzeltal: ''Chyapas'' ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Chiapas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Chiapas), is one of the states that make up the Political divisions of Mexico, ...
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["Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas"]
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Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez was appointed new bishop on the resignation of Bishop
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born 1 May 1940) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas from 2000 to 2015. From 1991 to 2000 he was Bishop of Tapachula.
Pope Francis raised him ...
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Bishops
Ordinaries
;''Diocese of Chiapas''
''Erected: 19 March 1539''
;''Diocese of San Cristóbal de Las Casas''
''Name Changed: 27 October 1964''
*Samuel Ruiz García (27 Oct 1964 - 13 Mar 2000, retired)
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Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel
Felipe Arizmendi Esquivel (born 1 May 1940) is a Mexican prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of Diocese of San Cristóbal de las Casas from 2000 to 2015. From 1991 to 2000 he was Bishop of Tapachula.
Pope Francis raised him ...
(31 Mar 2000 - 3 November 2017, resigned)
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Rodrigo Aguilar Martínez (3 November 2017 – present)
Coadjutor bishop
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José Raúl Vera López, O.P. (1995-1999); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Saltillo, Coahuila
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Enrique Díaz Díaz
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(2014-2017); did not succeed the see; appointed Bishop of Irapuato
Auxiliary bishop
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Enrique Díaz Díaz
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(2003-2014), appointed Coadjutor here
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Luis Manuel López Alfaro
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(2020-)
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Roman Catholic Diocese of San Cristobal de Las Casas
San Cristobal de Las Casas
1539 establishments in New Spain
San Cristobal de Las Casas
San Cristobal de Las Casas
San Cristobal de Las Casas, Roman Catholic Diocese of
San Cristóbal de las Casas