Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Diocese of La Paz
Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali
Location
Country Mexico
Territory State of Baja California Sur.
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Tijuana
Metropolitan La Paz, Baja California Sur
Statistics
Population
- Total
512,170
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established March 21, 1988
Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of The Peace
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop

Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz

Bishop of La Paz
Metropolitan Archbishop

Rafael Romo Muñoz

Archbishop of Tijuana
Website
diocesislapaz.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (Latin: Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali) (erected 21 March 1988) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Tijuana. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Hermosillo until 25 November 2006.

Ordinaries

  • Juan Giordani, F.S.C.J. (1958 - )
  • Gilberto Valbuena Sánchez (1972 -1989)
  • Braulio Rafael León Villegas (1990 -1999)
  • Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz (2001 - )

Episcopal See

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