Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera

Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera
Dioecesis Cuauhtemocensis-Materiensis
Diócesis de Cuauhtémoc-Madera
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical province Province of Chihuahua
Metropolitan Ciudad Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua
Statistics
Area 14,447 sq mi (37,420 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
383,374
332,804 (86.8%)
Parishes 26
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established 25 April 1966 (50 years ago)
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Anthony
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Juan Guillermo López Soto
Metropolitan Archbishop Constancio Miranda Weckmann

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cuauhtémoc-Madera (Latin: Dioecesis Cuauhtemocensis–Materiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Chihuahua. It was erected as the Territorial Prelature of Madera in 1966. Its name was changed when it was elevated in 1995.

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