Diocese of Aguascalientes

The Diocese of Aguascalientes (Latin: Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Mexico. Erected on 27 August 1899, it is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara.

Diocese of Aguascalientes Dioecesis de Aguas Calientes Diócesis de Aguascalientes
Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Location
Country	Mexico
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Guadalajara
Metropolitan	Guadalajara
Statistics
Area	4,326 sq mi (11,200 km^2)
Population Total Catholics	(as of 2006) 1,622,000 1,599,000 (98.6%)
Parishes	99
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	27 August 1899 (126 years ago)
Cathedral	Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption
Current leadership
Pope	Leo XIV
Bishop	Juan Espinoza Jiménez
Metropolitan Archbishop	Francisco Robles Ortega
Map
Website
www.diocesisdeaguascalientes.org

Bishops

Ordinaries

• José María de Jesús Portugal y Serratos, O.F.M. (1902–1912)
• Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1913–1928)
• José de Jesús López y Gonzalez (1929–1950)
• Salvador Quezada Limón (1951–1984)
• Rafael Muñoz Nuñez (1984–1998) - Bishop Emeritus
• Ramón Godinez Flores (1998–2007)
• José María de la Torre Martín (2008–2020)
• Juan Espinoza Jiménez (2022–present)

Coadjutor bishop

• Alfredo Torres Romero (1975–1976); did not succeed to see; appointed Bishop of Toluca, México in 1980

Auxiliary bishops

• José de Jesús López y González (1927–1929), appointed Bishop here
• Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1977–1984), appointed Bishop of Atlacomulco, México

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops

• Juan María Navarrete y Guerrero, appointed Bishop of Sonora in 1919
• Emilio Carlos Berlie Belaunzarán, appointed Bishop of Tijuana, Baja California Norte in 1983

Episcopal see

• Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes

External links and references

• "Diocese of Aguascalientes". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-05.