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Diocese of Celaya Dioecesis Celayensis Diócesis de Celaya | |
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| Location | |
| Country | 
Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
| Metropolitan | Celaya |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2007) 1,544,000 1,403,000 (90.8%) |
| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 October 1973 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
| Bishops emeritus | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
| Map | |
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| Website | |
| https://www.diocesisdecelaya.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya ( Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) (erected 13 October 1973) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
- Victorino Alvarez Tena (1974–1987)
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1988–2003)
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (2003–2009)
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2010–2021)
- Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (2021–present)
- Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2012
- Diócesis de Celaya official site
- "Diocese of Celaya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
20°31′20″N 100°48′43″W / 20.5223°N 100.8119°W
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Diocese of Celaya Dioecesis Celayensis Diócesis de Celaya | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country |
Mexico |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of León |
| Metropolitan | Celaya |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,386 sq mi (8,770 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2007) 1,544,000 1,403,000 (90.8%) |
| Parishes | 65 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 13 October 1973 (50 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Pure Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Alfonso Cortés Contreras |
| Bishops emeritus | Benjamín Castillo Plascencia |
| Map | |
|
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| Website | |
| https://www.diocesisdecelaya.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Celaya ( Latin: Dioecesis Celayensis) (erected 13 October 1973) is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of León. It was a suffragan of the Archdiocese of San Luis Potosí until 25 November 2006.
- Victorino Alvarez Tena (1974–1987)
- Jesús Humberto Velázquez Garay (1988–2003)
- Lázaro Pérez Jiménez (2003–2009)
- Benjamín Castillo Plascencia (2010–2021)
- Víctor Alejandro Aguilar Ledesma (2021–present)
- Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2012
- Diócesis de Celaya official site
- "Diocese of Celaya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
20°31′20″N 100°48′43″W / 20.5223°N 100.8119°W
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