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Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur

Dioecesis Paciensis in California Inferiori Meridionali



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 21 March 1988
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Tijuana
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Baja California Sur
  • Country: México
  • Square Kilometers: 73,909 (28,547 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: Noroeste
  • Official Web Site: http://www.diocesislapaz.org/
  • Mailing Address: Apartado 25, Revolución y 5 de Mayo, 23000 La Paz, Baja California Sur, México
  • Telephone: (612)122-25-96
  • Fax: 122-82-72

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
13 April 1957ErectedVicariate Apostolic of California Inferiore (Between the parallel circles of 22.5 and 28 north latitude with the adjacent islands) Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (erected)
Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
1 March 1976ElevatedPrefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
21 March 1988ErectedVicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (erected)
25 November 2006Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur (from Hermosillo)

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
196688,50089,00099.4%324273,277317613ap1967
1970144,150145,00099.4%27275,33835108ap1971
Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
1976151,900155,00098.0%229314,9003611516ap1977
1980258,800266,00097.3%1225376,9943215822ap1981
Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
1990253,000262,00096.6%1824426,0232717721ap1991
1999375,000395,00094.9%3028586,4653118922ap2000
2000375,500395,50094.9%3228606,2583118925ap2001
2001378,000398,50094.9%3328616,1963118925ap2002
2002381,637424,04190.0%3624606,3602418627ap2003
2003472,500525,00090.0%4024647,3822419340ap2004
2004512,200535,00095.7%4019598,6811914842ap2005
2013528,000598,00088.3%5919786,76912015139ap2014
2016539,800616,00087.6%8314975,5641515154ap2017
2019556,120634,62087.6%91131045,347155258ap2020
2021649,140798,44781.3%8410946,905105262ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Prefecture Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 50, Page 139, to Page 141
  • Vicariate Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 68, Page 309, and Page 310
  • Diocese of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 80, Page 1,092, and Page 1,094
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 99, Page 57, to Page 60

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