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Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Coordinates: 27°29′56″N 109°55′48″W / 27.4988°N 109.9301°W / 27.4988; -109.9301
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Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis

Diócesis de Ciudad Obregón
Location
Country Mexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Hermosillo
MetropolitanCiudad Obregón
Statistics
Area34,125 sq mi (88,380 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2006)
1,031,000
889,000 (86.2%)
Parishes58
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established20 June 1959 (65 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
Bishop electRutilo Felipe Pozos Lorenzini
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis) (erected 20 June 1959). It is centered in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo. Along with the Archdiocese of Chihuahua and the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, it yielded territory in 1966 to form the Territorial Prelature of Madera.

Bishops

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Ordinaries

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Other priest of this diocese who became bishop

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Episcopal See

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References

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  1. ^ Zambrano, Jaime (September 15, 2020). "Nombra el Papa a obispo auxiliar de Puebla como obispo de Ciudad Obregón". www.msn.com (in Spanish). Milenio. Retrieved Sep 15, 2020.
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27°29′56″N 109°55′48″W / 27.4988°N 109.9301°W / 27.4988; -109.9301