The Diocese of Zamora (Latin: Dioecesis Zamorensis in Mexico) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church. The diocese is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Morelia. It was erected on 26 January 1863. It has two co-cathedrals in the episcopal see of Zamora, Michoacán: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception of Mary and Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Bishops
Ordinaries
- José Antonio de la Peña y Navarro (1863-1877)
- José María Cázares y Martínez (1878-1908)
- José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1908-1909)
- José Othón Núñez y Zárate (1909-1922), appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of Antequera, Oaxaca
- Manuel Fulcheri y Pietrasanta (1922-1946)
- José Gabriel Anaya y Diez de Bonilla (1947-1967)
- José Salazar López (1967-1970), appointed Archbishop of Guadalajara, Jalisco (Cardinal in 1973)
- Adolfo Hernández Hurtado (1970-1974)
- José Esaul Robles Jiménez (1974-1993)
- Carlos Suárez Cázares (1994-2006)
- Javier Navarro Rodríguez (2007–Present)
Coadjutor bishop
- José de Jesús Fernández y Barragán (1899-1908)
- José Salazar López (1961-1967); later made cardinal
Auxiliary bishop
- Jaime Calderón Calderón (2012-2018), appointed Bishop of Tapachula, Chiapas
Other priests of this diocese who became bishops
- Vicente Castellanos y Núñez, appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1912
- Antonio Guízar y Valencia, appointed Bishop of Chihuahua in 1920
- José de Jesús Sahagún de la Parra, appointed Bishop of Tula, Hidalgo in 1961
- José de Jesús Garcia Ayala, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Campeche in 1963
- José Luis Amezcua Melgoza, appointed Bishop of Campeche in 1995
- José Armando Álvarez Cano, appointed Prelate of Huautla, Oaxaca in 2011
- Rafael Valdéz Torres, appointed Bishop of Ensenada, Baja California Norte in 2013
Institutions for Catholic Education
- Seminary of Zamora
- Institute Cázares
Saints, beati, and servants of God of the Diocese of Zamora in Mexico
- Rafael Guízar y Valencia (1878-1938)
- José Ma. Cázares y Martínez (1832-1909)
- José Sánchez del Río (1913-1928)
Territorial losses
| Year | Along with | To form |
|---|---|---|
| 1913 | Archdiocese of Michoacán | Diocese of Tacámbaro |
Episcopal See
See also
External links and references
- Diócesis de Zamora official site (in Spanish)
- "Diocese of Zamora". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-08.
