Roman_Catholic_Diocese_of_Huautla_in_Mexico

The Territorial Prelature of Huautla ( la, Praelatura Territorialis Huautlensis) is a

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missionary territory or

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of the

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Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

. It was erected on 8 October 1972. The diocese is a

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in the ecclesiastical province of the

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Antequera Antequera () is a city and municipality in the Comarca de Antequera, province of Málaga, part of the Spanish autonomous community of Andalusia. It is known as "the heart of Andalusia" (''el corazón de Andalucía'') because of its central locat ...

Ordinaries

*Hermenegildo Ramírez Sánchez, M.J. (1975–2005) – Prelate Emeritus *Héctor Luis Morales Sánchez (2005–2011), appointed Roman Catholic Diocese of Netzahualcóyotl, Bishop of Netzahualcóyotl *José Armando Álvarez Cano (2011–2019), appointed Bishop of Tampico, Tamaulipas *Guadalupe Antonio Ruíz Urquín (since 2020)

Territorial losses

External links and references

Roman Catholic dioceses in Mexico, Huautla Territorial prelatures Christian organizations established in 1972, Huautla Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century, Huautla Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Antequera, Oaxaca {{Mexico-RC-diocese-stub