Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Ciudad Obregón (Latin: Dioecesis Civitatis Obregonensis) (erected 20 June 1959) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo. Along with the Archdiocese of Chihuahua and the Diocese of Ciudad Juárez, it lost territory in 1966 to form the Territorial Prelature of Madera.

Ordinaries

  • José de la Soledad Torres y Castañeda (1959 -1967)
  • Miguel González Ibarra (1967 -1981)
  • Luis Reynoso Cervantes (1982 -1987)
  • Vicente García Bernal (1988 -2005) - Bishop Emeritus
  • Juan Manuel Mancilla Sánchez (2005 - )

Episcopal See

  • Ciudad Obregón, Sonora

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