Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa

Diocese of Chilpancingo-Chilapa

Dioecesis Chilpancingensis-Chilapensis

Diócesis de Chilpancingo-Chilapa
Catedral de la Ascunsión
Coat of arms
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Acapulco
MetropolitanChilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero
Statistics
Area7,713 sq mi (19,980 km2)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2021)
  • 1,600,200
  • 1,032,881 (64.5%)
Parishes97
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 March 1863 (162 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption
Co-cathedralCo-Cathedral of the Assumption
Secular priests135 (Diocesan)
10 (Religious Orders)
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopJosé de Jesús González Hernández
Bishops emeritusAlejo Zavala Castro
Salvador Rangel Mendoza
Map
Website
www.chilpancingochilapa.org/

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Chilpancingo–Chilapa (Latin: Dioecesis Chilpancingensis–Chilapensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Acapulco.

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