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Roman Catholic diocese in Mexico
Diocese of Gómez Palacio
Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis
Diócesis de Gómez Palacio
Location
CountryMexico
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Durango
MetropolitanGómez Palacio, Durango
Statistics
Area7,379 sq mi (19,110 km)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2013)
585,000
468,000 (80.0%)
Parishes38
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
Established25 November 2008 (16 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Secular priests51
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJorge Estrada Solórzano
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gómez Palacio (Latin: Dioecesis Gomez-Palaciensis) is located in Mexico. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Durango from which it was erected by Pope Benedict XVI in 2008.

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External links and references

25°34′06″N 103°30′03″W / 25.5683°N 103.5008°W / 25.5683; -103.5008



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