The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas ( la, Dioecesis Civitatis Lazari Cárdenas) is a
Latin Church
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ecclesiastical territory or
diocese
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 associa ...
of the
Catholic Church
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. It is a
suffragan in the
ecclesiastical province
An ecclesiastical province is one of the basic forms of jurisdiction in Christian Churches with traditional hierarchical structure, including Western Christianity and Eastern Christianity. In general, an ecclesiastical province consists of seve ...
to the
metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. Its
cathedra is within the
Cathedral of Christ the King, in the
episcopal see of
Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán
Lázaro Cárdenas () is a port city in Michoacán bordered to the east by Guerrero. Lázaro Cárdenas is located in the southern part of the Mexican state of Michoacán. It was formerly known as Los Llanitos, but changed its name as a tribute to L ...
.
History
The Diocese of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas was erected on 11 October 1985. It was a
suffragan of the
Archdiocese of Acapulco
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Acapulco ( la, Archidioecesis Acapulcana) is a Latin rite Metropolitan Archdiocese in Mexico's southwestern Guerrero state.
Its cathedral archiepiscopal see is Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, dedicated to ...
until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries
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José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra (1985 – 1993)
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Salvador Flores Huerta (1993 – 2006)
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Fabio Martínez Castilla (2007 - 2013), appointed Archbishop of
Tuxtla Gutierrez Tuxtla may refer to:
;Cities and towns
*Tuxtla Gutiérrez, capital of the Mexican state of Chiapas
* San Andrés Tuxtla, Veracruz
* Santiago Tuxtla, Veracruz
*Tuxtla Chico, Chiapas
;Other
*Los Tuxtlas, region of Veracruz
*Sierra de los Tuxtlas, mo ...
*
Armando António Ortíz Aguirre (2013 - present)
External links and references
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Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Roman Catholic Diocese of
Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas
Ciudad Lazaro Cardenas
1985 establishments in Mexico
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