Roman Catholic Diocese Of Celaya
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.
Bishops
Ordinaries
- 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)
Other priest of this diocese who became bishop
- Gonzalo Alonso Calzada Guerrero, appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Antequera, Oaxaca in 2012
Episcopal See
See also
External links and references
- Diócesis de Celaya official site
- "Diocese of Celaya". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2007-02-06.
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