Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas (erected 26 January 1863) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Guadalajara until 25 November 2006.
Ordinaries
*Ignacio Mateo Guerra y Alba (1864 -1871)
*José Maríe del Refugio Guerra y Alva (1872 -1888)
*Buenaventura del Purísimo Corazón de María Portillo y Tejeda, O.F.M. (1888 -1899)
*José Guadalupe de Jesús de Alba y Franco, O.F.M. (1899 -1910)
*Miguel María de la Mora y Mora (1911 -1922)
*Ignacio Placencia y Moreira (1922 -1951)
*Francisco Javier Nuño y Guerrero (1951 -1954)
*Antonio López Aviña (1955 -1961)
*Adalberto Almeida y Merino (1962 -1969)
*José Pablo Rovalo Azcué, S.M. (1970 -1972)
*Rafael Muñoz Núñez (1972 -1984)
*Javier Lozano Barragán (1984 -1996)
*Fernando Mario Chávez Ruvalcaba (1999 - )
Territorial losses
Episcopal See
*Zacatecas, Zacatecas
External links and References
*cite web|title = Diocese of Zacatecas|work=Catholic-Hierarchy|url =http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dzaca.html|accessdate=2007-02-08
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